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Checklist for Family Megaspilidae Ashmead, 1893 (Megaspilid wasps)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
100
5398
55044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
85
5058
53360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Parasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
53
3279
25093
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ceraphronoidea
Zhangheri, 1969
Ceraphronids and Megaspilids, Ceraphronoid wasps
2
18
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegaspilidae
Ashmead, 1893
Megaspilid wasps, Megaspilids
10
98
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
10 Genera with 98 Species
Conostigmus Dahlbom, 192633SpeciesTaxom
Dendrocerus Ratzeburg, 199535SpeciesTaxom
Ecnomothorax Dessart & Ma..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Eumegaspilus Ashmead, 03SpeciesTaxom
Lagynodes Foerster, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Lygocerus Förster, 07SpeciesTaxom
Megaspilodes Ashmead, 01SpeciesTaxom
Megaspilus Westwood, 09SpeciesTaxom
Platyceraphron Kieffer, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Trichosteresis Förster, 18323SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
98 Species
Conostigmus abdominalis Boheman, 1832
Conostigmus ambiguus Ashmead, 1893
Conostigmus arietinus Provancher, 1887
Conostigmus ater Fouts, 1926
Conostigmus bacilliger Kieffer, 1906
Conostigmus bakeri Kieffer, 1908Prairie fameflower
Conostigmus californicus Ashmead, 1893
Conostigmus canadensis Ashmead, 1888
Conostigmus cavannus R. C. McKellar, 2011
Conostigmus crawfordi Mann, 1920
Conostigmus erythrothorax Ashmead, 1893
Conostigmus harringtoni Ashmead, 1888
Conostigmus hyalinipennis Ashmead, 1887
Conostigmus inermis Kieffer, 1906
Conostigmus integriceps Kieffer, 1906
Conostigmus laeviceps Ashmead, 1893
Conostigmus marylandicus Ashmead, 1893
Conostigmus muesebecki Dessart & Ma..., 1965
Conostigmus nevadensis Kieffer, 1906
Conostigmus nigripes Kieffer, 1906
Conostigmus nigrorufus Dessart, 1997
Conostigmus obscurus Thomson, 1859
Conostigmus orcasensis Brues, 1909
Conostigmus ottawensis Ashmead, 1888
Conostigmus pergandei Ashmead, 1893
Conostigmus popenoei Ashmead, 1893
Conostigmus pulchellus Whittaker, 1930
Conostigmus quadratogenalis Dessart & Co..., 1975
Conostigmus rufoniger Provancher, 1888
Conostigmus schwarzi Ashmead, 1893
Conostigmus timberlakei Kamal, 1926
Conostigmus trapezoidus Kieffer, 1908Prairie fameflower
Conostigmus zaglouli Kamal, 1926
Dendrocerus acrossopteryx Dessart, 1985
Dendrocerus alaskensis Ashmead, 1902
Dendrocerus amamensis Takada, 1974Megaspilid wasp
Dendrocerus americanus Ashmead, 1893
Dendrocerus anomaliventris Ashmead, 1893
Dendrocerus aphidum Rondani, 1877
Dendrocerus attentus Muesebeck, 1959
Dendrocerus californicus Ashmead, 1893
Dendrocerus carpenteri Curtis, 1829
Dendrocerus constrictus Brues, 1909
Dendrocerus conwentziae Gahan, 1919
Dendrocerus cyclopeus Dessart, 1995
Dendrocerus dubitatus Brues, 1937
Dendrocerus floridanus Ashmead, 1881
Dendrocerus laevis Ratzeburg, 1852
Dendrocerus laticeps Hedicke, 1929
Dendrocerus latifrons Muesebeck, 1959
Dendrocerus leucopidis Muesebeck, 1959
Dendrocerus liebscheri Dessart, 1972
Dendrocerus mexicali Dessart, 1999
Dendrocerus niger Howard, 1890
Dendrocerus pacificus Ashmead, 1893
Dendrocerus pallipes Harrington, 1899
Dendrocerus penmaricus Ashmead, 1893
Dendrocerus phallocrates Dessart, 1987
Dendrocerus picipes Ashmead, 1893
Dendrocerus pinicola Muesebeck, 1959
Dendrocerus rectangularis Kieffer, 1907
Dendrocerus rufiventris Ashmead, 1887
Dendrocerus sanmateoensis Dessart, 1966
Dendrocerus scutellaris Trietsch & M..., 2018
Dendrocerus sexdentatus Ashmead, 1893
Dendrocerus stigmatus Say, 1836
Dendrocerus triticum Taylor, 1860
Dendrocerus zoticus Dessart, 1995
Ecnomothorax muesebecki Dessart & Ma..., 1965
Eumegaspilus canadensis
Eumegaspilus erythrothorax
Eumegaspilus ottawensis
Lagynodes longicornis Ashmead, 1893
Lagynodes minutus Ashmead, 1893
Lagynodes peckorum Dessart, 1987
Lagynodes xanthus Whittaker, 1930
Lygocerus attentus
Lygocerus californicus
Lygocerus dubitatus C. T. Brues, 1937
Lygocerus incompletus
Lygocerus laiifrons
Lygocerus lemcopiois
Lygocerus pinicola
Megaspilodes fuscipennis
Megaspilus armatus Say, 1836
Megaspilus californicus
Megaspilus dux Curtis, 1829
Megaspilus leviceps Kieffer, 1906
Megaspilus niger
Megaspilus pergundei
Megaspilus schwarzii
Megaspilus striatipes
Megaspilus virginicus
Platyceraphron artideterens Dessart, 1981
Platyceraphron sulcatocarinatus Dessart, 1981
Trichosteresis floridanus
Trichosteresis glaber Boheman, 1832
Trichosteresis glabra Boheman, 1832

Subnodes of Megaspilidae with occurrences in America
SubfamilyLagynodinae
Masner & Dessart, 1967
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegaspilinae
Ashmead, 1893
8
87
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Megaspilidae at artfakta.se
Megaspilidae at dyntaxa.se
Megaspilidae at gbif.org
Megaspilidae at irmng.org
Megaspilidae at itis.gov