Chalcidinae

Chalcidinae
Conura sp. in Florida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Chalcididae
Subfamily: Chalcidinae

Chalcidinae is a subfamily of chalcidid wasps in the family Chalcididae.[1]

Taxonomy and phylogeny

Phylogenetic analysis has restricted Chalcidinae to only encompass those genera formerly included in the tribe Chalcidini, with the former tribes Brachymeriini and Phasgonophorini being elevated to subfamily status as Brachymeriinae and Phasgonophorinae, respectively.[1]

Genera

There are 7 genera belonging to the subfamily Chalcidinae:[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cruaud, Astrid; Delvare, Gérard; Nidelet, Sabine; Sauné, Laure; Ratnasingham, Sujeevan; Chartois, Marguerite; Blaimer, Bonnie B.; Gates, Michael; Brady, Seán G.; Faure, Sariana; van Noort, Simon; Rossi, Jean-Pierre; Rasplus, Jean-Yves (2020). "Ultra-Conserved Elements and morphology reciprocally illuminate conflicting phylogenetic hypotheses in Chalcididae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea)" (PDF). Cladistics. 37 (1): 1–35. doi:10.1111/cla.12416. PMID 34478176.
  2. ^ Delvare, Gérard; Arias-Penna, Diana C. (2006). "65. Familia Chalcididae". In Fernández, Fernando; Sharkey, Michael J. (eds.). Introducción a los Hymenoptera de La Región Neotropical. Bogotá: Sociedad Colombiana de Entomologia y Universidad Nacional de Colombia. pp. 647–666.