Chalcididae

Family of insects

Chalcididae

Chalcis biguttata Spinola, 1808.
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Hymenoptera
Superfamily:  | Chalcidoidea
Family:  | Chalcididae
Latreille, 1817
Subfamilies

Chalcidinae
Dirhininae
Epitraninae
Haltichellinae
Smicromorphinae

Diversity
5 subfamilies
c.85 genera
c.1455 species
Epitranus clavatus

The Chalcididae are a moderate-sized family within the Chalcidoidea, composed mostly of parasitoids and a few hyperparasitoids.[1] The family is apparently polyphyletic, though the different subfamilies may each be monophyletic, and some may be elevated to family status in the near future. As presently defined, there are over 85 genera and over 1460 species worldwide.[1] They are often black with yellow, red, or white markings, rarely brilliantly metallic, with a robust mesosoma and very strong sculpturing. The hind femora are often greatly enlarged, with a row of teeth or serrations along the lower margin.[2]

One of the more remarkable uses of the muscular hind legs is the species Lasiochalcidia igiliensis, which attacks the predatory larvae of ant lions, holding the mandibles of the larva spread apart while the wasp injects an egg into the membrane of the exposed throat.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b Noyes, J.S. (2019). "Universal Chalcidoidea Database: Chalcididae". www.nhm.ac.uk. The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
2. ^ Gibson, Gary A.P. (1993). "Superfamilies Mymarommatoidea and Chalcidoidea". In Goulet, H.; Huber, J.T. (eds.). Hymenoptera of the world: an identification guide to families. Ottawa, Ontario: Agriculture Canada. p. 606\. ISBN 0-660-14933-8.
3. ^ Sekar, Sandhya (2015). "Parasitoid wasps may be the most diverse animal group". www.bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

## External links

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* Universal Chalcidoidea Database
* Hymis Forum Tagged images
* [1] Pbase Chalcididae
* Data related to Chalcididae at Wikispecies

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Extant Hymenopteran families

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Arthropoda
* Class: Insecta
* Subclass: Pterygota
* Infraclass: Neoptera
* Superorder: Holometabola

| Tenthredinoidea|

* Argidae (argid sawflies)
* Blasticotomidae (fern sawflies)
* Cimbicidae (cimbicid sawflies)
* Diprionidae (conifer sawflies)
* Pergidae (pergid sawflies)
* Tenthredinidae (common sawflies)

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Xyeloidea|

Xyelidae

Pamphilioidea|

* Megalodontesidae
* Pamphiliidae (web-spinning sawflies)

Siricoidea|

* Anaxyelidae (cedar wood wasps)
* Siricidae (horntails)

Xiphydrioidea|

* Xiphydriidae (wood wasps)

Cephoidea|

* Cephidae (stem sawflies)

Orussoidea|

* Orussidae (parasitic wood wasps)

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| Ichneumonoidea|

* Braconidae (braconids)
* Ichneumonidae (ichneumon wasps)

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Ceraphronoidea|

* Ceraphronidae
* Megaspilidae

Proctotrupomorpha|

| Platygastroidea|

* Geoscelionidae
* Janzenellidae
* Neuroscelionidae
* Nixoniidae
* Platygastridae
* Scelionidae
* Sparasionidae

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Cynipoidea|

* Austrocynipidae
* Cynipidae (gall wasps)
* Diplolepididae
* Figitidae
* Ibaliidae
* Liopteridae

Proctotrupoidea (s.str.)|

* Proctorenyxidae
* Roproniidae
* Heloridae
* Pelecinidae
* Peradeniidae
* Proctotrupidae
* Vanhorniidae

Diaprioidea|

* Austroniidae
* Diapriidae
* Ismaridae
* Maamingidae
* Monomachidae

Mymarommatoidea|

* Mymarommatidae

Chalcidoidea
(chalcid wasps)|

* Agaonidae (fig wasps)
* Aphelinidae
* Azotidae
* Baeomorphidae
* Boucekiidae
* Calesidae
* Ceidae
* Cerocephalidae
* Chalcedectidae
* Chalcididae
* Chrysolampidae
* Cleonymidae
* Coelocybidae
* Cynipencyrtidae
* Diparidae
* Encyrtidae
* Epichrysomallidae
* Eucharitidae
* Eulophidae
* Eunotidae
* Eupelmidae
* Eurytomidae
* Eutrichosomatidae
* Herbertiidae
* Hetreulophidae
* Heydeniidae
* Idioporidae
* Leucospidae
* Lyciscidae
* Macromesidae
* Megastigmidae
* Melanosomellidae
* Metapelmatidae
* Moranilidae
* Mymaridae (fairyflies)
* Neanastatidae
* Neodiparidae
* Ooderidae
* Ormyridae
* Pelecinellidae
* Perilampidae
* Pirenidae
* Pteromalidae
* Signiphoridae
* Spalangiidae
* Systasidae
* Tanaostigmatidae
* Tetracampidae
* Torymidae
* Trichogrammatidae

Evanioidea|

* Aulacidae
* Evaniidae (ensign wasps)
* Gasteruptiidae

Stephanoidea|

* Stephanidae

Megalyroidea|

* Megalyridae

Trigonaloidea|

* Trigonalidae

| Chrysidoidea|

* Bethylidae
* Chrysididae (cuckoo wasps)
* Dryinidae
* Embolemidae
* Plumariidae
* Sclerogibbidae
* Scolebythidae

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Vespoidea|

* Rhopalosomatidae (rhopalosomatid wasps)
* Vespidae (paper wasps, potter wasps, pollen wasps, yellowjackets, hornets)

Tiphioidea|

* Bradynobaenidae
* Tiphiidae (tiphiid wasps)

Thynnoidea|

* Chyphotidae
* Thynnidae (flower wasps)
* Sierolomorphidae (sierolomorphid wasps)

Pompiloidea|

* Mutillidae (velvet ants)
* Myrmosidae
* Pompilidae (spider wasps)
* Sapygidae (sapygid, or club-horned wasps)

Scolioidea|

* Scoliidae (scoliid wasps)

Formicoidea|

* Formicidae (ants)

Apoidea|

| Spheciformes
(sphecoid wasps)|

* Ammoplanidae
* Ampulicidae (cockroach wasps)
* Astatidae
* Bembicidae
* Crabronidae
* Mellinidae
* Pemphredonidae
* Philanthidae
* Psenidae
* Sphecidae (thread-waisted wasps)

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Anthophila
(bees)|

* Andrenidae (mason bees)
* Apidae (honey bees, bumblebees, cuckoo bees, carpenter bees, orchid bees, stingless bees)
* Colletidae (plasterer bees)
* Halictidae (sweat bees)
* Megachilidae (mason bees, leafcutter bees)
* Melittidae
* Stenotritidae

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* See also: Unicalcarida

Taxon identifiers

Chalcididae|

* Wikidata: Q1933539
* Wikispecies: Chalcididae
* AFD: Chalcididae
* BioLib: 17510
* BOLD: 495
* BugGuide: 15328
* CoL: 7Z9
* EoL: 735
* EPPO: 1CHALF
* Fauna Europaea: 11310
* Fauna Europaea (new): f4f160d5-860d-4350-b8d4-3df0277d0520
* GBIF: 9439
* iNaturalist: 121516
* IRMNG: 101775
* ITIS: 154021
* NBN: NBNSYS0000159650
* NCBI: 92425
* NZOR: 88daf64f-4559-47bd-8130-99fd48083ee4
* Open Tree of Life: 427746
* Paleobiology Database: 150522

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