Figitidae

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Figitidae
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Callaspidia sp.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Cynipoidea
Family: Figitidae
Thomson, 1862
Subfamilies

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Subfamily Charipinae

Figitidae is a family of parasitoid wasps. The full diversity of this wasp family is not yet known, but about 1400 species have been described to over 130 genera. [1] For example, the largest subfamily, Eucoilinae (previously considered as a separate family, the Eucoilidae), [2] has over 1000 described species so far, but this is probably just a fraction of the total diversity. Figitid species occur throughout most of the world. [3]

Contents

Some Figitidae are Drosophila parasitoids, such as the genera Leptopilina , Leptolamina, and Ganaspis.

Systematics

As of 2011, there are 12 subfamilies. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Buffington, Matthew L.; Nylander, Johan A. A.; Heraty, John M. (2007). "The phylogeny and evolution of Figitidae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea)". Cladistics. 23 (5): 403–431. CiteSeerX   10.1.1.468.2008 . doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2007.00153.x. ISSN   0748-3007. S2CID   52106610.
  2. ↑ Forshage, Mattias; Nordlander, Göran; Buffington, Matthew L. (2013). "Eucoilinae of North America: A Revised Catalog of Genera and Described Species". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 115 (3): 225–255. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.115.3.225. ISSN   0013-8797. S2CID   84385331.
  3. 1 2 Paretas-Martínez, J., et al. (2011). Systematics of Australian Thrasorinae (Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea, Figitidae) with descriptions of Mikeiinae, new subfamily, two new genera, and three new species. ZooKeys 108 21-48.
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