Pirenidae

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Pirenidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Chalcidoidea
Family: Pirenidae
Haliday, 1844

Pirenidae is a family of chalcidoid wasps with a cosmopolitan distribution. It was formerly treated as a subfamily within the family Pteromalidae but is now recognized as a distinct family. [1] Members of the family are parasitioid or hyperparasitoid with hosts including Braconidae, Cecidomyiidae, and Coccoidea. [2]

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Description

Bodies are 1-2mm long and weakly sclerotized and superficially sculptured. [2] Colors include yellowish, brown, black, and blue metallic.Antenna have a reduced number of flagellomeres. [2]

Genera

The subfamilies and genera of Pirenidae include the following: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Roger A. Burks; Mircea-Dan Mitroiu; Lucian Fusu; et al. (20 December 2022). "From hell's heart I stab at thee! A determined approach towards a monophyletic Pteromalidae and reclassification of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research . 94: 13–88. doi: 10.3897/JHR.94.94263 . ISSN   1070-9428. Wikidata   Q115923766.
  2. 1 2 3 Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan; Burks, Roger A.; Rasplus, Jean-Yves (2025-02-28), Heraty, John; Woolley, James (eds.), "Pirenidae", Chalcidoidea of the World, GB: CABI, pp. 558–563, doi:10.1079/9781800623545.0051, ISBN   978-1-80062-352-1 , retrieved 2026-02-24{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)

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