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Checklist for Superfamily Chalcidoidea Latreille, 1817 (Chalcid Wasps)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
93
3533
22270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
80
3318
21195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Parasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
51
2295
11058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chalcidoidea
Latreille, 1817
Chalcid Wasps, Chalcidoid wasps, Chalcidoids
20
927
3967
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for USA
20 Families width 3967 Species and 26 Subspecies
Agaonidae Walker, 1848Fig wasp37SpeciesTaxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876Aphelinid wasps226SpeciesTaxom
Brachonidae1SpeciesTaxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817Chalcidid wasps229SpeciesTaxom
Cybocelphalidae1SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps614SpeciesTaxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809Eucharitid wasp40SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps958SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833Eupelmid wasps150SpeciesTaxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832Eurytomid wasps304SpeciesTaxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775Leucospid wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833Fairflies191SpeciesTaxom
Ormyridae Förster, 1856Armyrids20SpeciesTaxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809Perilampid waps42SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps672SpeciesTaxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894Signiphorid waps30SpeciesTaxom
Tanaostigmatidae Howard, 1890Tanaostigmatid wasps18SpeciesTaxom
Tetracampidae Förster, 1856Tetracampid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833Apple seed chalcids311SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851Trichogrammatid wasps112SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Chalcidoidea with occurrences in USA
FamilyAgaonidae
Walker, 1848
fig wasp, Fig wasps
22
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAphelinidae
Thomson, 1876
Aphelinid wasps
26
226
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBrachonidae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyChalcididae
Latreille, 1817
Chalcidid wasps, Chalcidids, Chalcids
39
229
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCybocelphalidae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEncyrtidae
Walker, 1837
Encyrtid wasps, Encyrtids
204
614
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucharitidae
Latreille, 1809
eucharitid wasp, Eucharitid wasps, Eucharitids
11
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEulophidae
Westwood, 1829
Eulophid wasps, Eulophids
175
958
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEupelmidae
Walker, 1833
Eupelmid wasps, Eupelmids
32
150
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurytomidae
Walker, 1832
Eurytomid wasps, Eurytomids, Jointworms, Seed Chalcidoid Wasps, Seed chalcids
29
304
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLeucospidae
Fabricius, 1775
Leucospid wasps, Leucospids, Wasps
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMymaridae
Haliday, 1833
Fairflies, Fairy flies, Fairy wasps, Fairyflies, fairyfly, Mymarid wasps
33
191
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOrmyridae
Förster, 1856
Armyrids, Ormyrid wasps
1
20
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPerilampidae
Latreille, 1809
Perilampid waps, Perilampid wasps, Perilampids
9
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPteromalidae
Dalman, 1820
Pteromalid wasps, Pteromalids
258
672
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySigniphoridae
Howard, 1894
Signiphorid waps, Signiphorid wasps
3
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTanaostigmatidae
Howard, 1890
Tanaostigmatid wasps, Tanaostigmatids
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTetracampidae
Förster, 1856
Tetracampid wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTorymidae
Walker, 1833
Apple seed chalcids, Torymid wasps, Torymids
32
311
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrichogrammatidae
Haliday, 1851
Trichogrammatid wasps, Trichogrammatids
45
112
Genera
Species

Taxom



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