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Chalcidoid Wasps
Chalcidoidea
Chalcid wasps (/ˈkælsɪd/, from Greek khalkos, meaning 'copper', for their metallic colour) are insects within the superfamily Chalcidoidea, part of the order Hymenoptera. The superfamily contains some 22,500 known species, and an estimated total diversity of more than 500,000 species, meaning the vast majority have yet to be discovered and described. The name "chalcid" is often confused with the name "chalcidid", though the latter refers strictly to one constituent family, the Chalcididae, rather than the superfamily...
58 branches of this superfamily, most-observed first
Eulophidae
familyEulophidae
Chalcidid Wasps
familyChalcididae
Pteromalidae
familyPteromalidae
Encyrtidae
familyEncyrtidae
Torymidae
familyTorymidae
Melanosomellidae
familyMelanosomellidae
Eurytomidae
familyEurytomidae
Eupelmidae
familyEupelmidae
Leucospidae
familyLeucospidae
Ormyridae
familyOrmyridae
Fairy Wasps
familyMymaridae
Eucharitidae
familyEucharitidae
Perilampidae
familyPerilampidae
Megastigmidae
familyMegastigmidae
Aphelinidae
familyAphelinidae
Fig wasps
familyAgaonidae
Lyciscidae
familyLyciscidae
Epichrysomallidae
familyEpichrysomallidae
Tanaostigmatidae
familyTanaostigmatidae
Pirenidae
familyPirenidae
Trichogrammatidae
familyTrichogrammatidae
Diparidae
familyDiparidae
Metapelmatidae
familyMetapelmatidae
Spalangiidae
familySpalangiidae
Asaphesinae
subfamilyAsaphesinae
Cleonymidae
familyCleonymidae
Moranilidae
familyMoranilidae
Eunotidae
familyEunotidae
Chrysolampidae
familyChrysolampidae
Coelocybidae
familyCoelocybidae
Signiphoridae
familySigniphoridae
Chalcedectidae
familyChalcedectidae
Idioporidae
familyIdioporidae
Pelecinellidae
familyPelecinellidae
Systasidae
familySystasidae
Tetracampidae
familyTetracampidae
Heydeniidae
familyHeydeniidae
Cerocephalidae
familyCerocephalidae
Neanastatidae
familyNeanastatidae
Azotidae
familyAzotidae
Ooderidae
familyOoderidae
Calesidae
familyCalesidae
Neapterolelapinae
subfamilyNeapterolelapinae
Hetreulophidae
familyHetreulophidae
Enoggerinae
subfamilyEnoggerinae
Ceidae
familyCeidae
Louriciinae
subfamilyLouriciinae
Herbertiidae
familyHerbertiidae
Eutrichosomatidae
familyEutrichosomatidae
Macromesidae
familyMacromesidae
Pyramidophoriella
genusPyramidophoriella
Cynipencyrtidae
familyCynipencyrtidae
Ditropinotellinae
subfamilyDitropinotellinae
Rotoitidae
familyRotoitidae
Selimnus
genusSelimnus
Boucekiidae
familyBoucekiidae
Neodiparidae
familyNeodiparidae
Micradelinae
subfamilyMicradelinae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 69750.