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Checklist for Superfamily Chalcidoidea Latreille, 1817 (Chalcid Wasps)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
76
1935
9284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
68
1895
9174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Parasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
40
1132
2973
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chalcidoidea
Latreille, 1817
Chalcid Wasps, Chalcidoid wasps, Chalcidoids
18
457
1199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
18 Families width 1199 Species and 5 Subspecies
Agaonidae Walker, 1848Fig wasp68SpeciesTaxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876Aphelinid wasps174SpeciesTaxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817Chalcidid wasps78SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps435SpeciesTaxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809Eucharitid wasp32SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps114SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833Eupelmid wasps59SpeciesTaxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832Eurytomid wasps37SpeciesTaxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775Leucospid wasps18SpeciesTaxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833Fairflies24SpeciesTaxom
Ormyridae Förster, 1856Armyrids3SpeciesTaxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809Perilampid waps10SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps98SpeciesTaxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894Signiphorid waps3SpeciesTaxom
Tanaostigmatidae Howard, 1890Tanaostigmatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Tetracampidae Förster, 1856Tetracampid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833Apple seed chalcids25SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851Trichogrammatid wasps18SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Chalcidoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
FamilyAgaonidae
Walker, 1848
fig wasp, Fig wasps
30
68
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAphelinidae
Thomson, 1876
Aphelinid wasps
16
174
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChalcididae
Latreille, 1817
Chalcidid wasps, Chalcidids, Chalcids
30
78
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEncyrtidae
Walker, 1837
Encyrtid wasps, Encyrtids
113
435
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucharitidae ♰
Latreille, 1809
eucharitid wasp, Eucharitid wasps, Eucharitids
12
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEulophidae
Westwood, 1829
Eulophid wasps, Eulophids
56
114
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEupelmidae
Walker, 1833
Eupelmid wasps, Eupelmids
18
59
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurytomidae
Walker, 1832
Eurytomid wasps, Eurytomids, Jointworms, Seed Chalcidoid Wasps, Seed chalcids
14
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLeucospidae
Fabricius, 1775
Leucospid wasps, Leucospids, Wasps
2
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMymaridae
Haliday, 1833
Fairflies, Fairy flies, Fairy wasps, Fairyflies, fairyfly, Mymarid wasps
21
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOrmyridae
Förster, 1856
Armyrids, Ormyrid wasps
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPerilampidae
Latreille, 1809
Perilampid waps, Perilampid wasps, Perilampids
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPteromalidae
Dalman, 1820
Pteromalid wasps, Pteromalids
98
98
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySigniphoridae
Howard, 1894
Signiphorid waps, Signiphorid wasps
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTanaostigmatidae ♰
Howard, 1890
Tanaostigmatid wasps, Tanaostigmatids
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTetracampidae
Förster, 1856
Tetracampid wasps
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTorymidae
Walker, 1833
Apple seed chalcids, Torymid wasps, Torymids
17
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrichogrammatidae ♰
Haliday, 1851
Trichogrammatid wasps, Trichogrammatids
16
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Chalcidoidea at artfakta.se
Chalcidoidea at dyntaxa.se
Chalcidoidea at itis.gov