PTEROMALIDAE
(a family of chalcid wasps)

PTEROMALIDAE (a family of chalcid wasps) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

PTEROMALIDAE (a family of chalcid wasps) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Anisopteromalus calandrae
a chalcid wasp
Species 8 trophisms
Anisopteromalus schwenkei
a chalcid wasp
Species 1 trophisms
Ardilea convexa
a chalcid wasp
Species 1 references
Cecidostiba
a genus of chalcid wasps
Genus 2 subtaxa 1 trophisms 2 references
Chlorocytus
a genus of chalcid wasps
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Choetospila elegans
a chalcid wasp
Species 3 trophisms
Cleonymus
a genus of chalcid wasps
Genus 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms 1 references
Cyrtogaster vulgaris
a chalcid wasp
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Dibrachys
a genus of chalcid wasps
Genus 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms 3 references
Dinarmus
a genus of chalcid wasps
Genus 7 subtaxa 20 trophisms
Eunotus
a genus of pteromalid wasps
Genus 1 references
Eutelus
a genus of chalcid wasps
Genus 1 trophisms 1 references
Gastracistrus undulatus
a chalcid wasp
Species 1 trophisms
Gastrancistrus
a genus of chalcid wasps
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms
Habrocytus elevatus
a chalcid wasp
Species 7 trophisms 1 references
Homoporus
a genus of chalcid wasps
Genus 2 subtaxa 6 trophisms
Hylocomus magnicornis
a parasitic wasp
Species 1 references
Hylocomus orneus
a parasitic wasp
Species 1 references
Janssoniella caudata
a chalcid wasp
Species 2 trophisms
Lariophagus distinguendus
a chalcid wasp
Species 1 trophisms
Lariophagus texanus
a chalcid wasp
Species 1 trophisms
Leptomeraporus nicaee
a chalcid wasp
Species 1 trophisms
Mesopolobus
a genus of chalcid wasps
Genus 7 subtaxa 16 trophisms 1 references
Nasonia vitripennis
a chalcid wasp
Species 2 trophisms
Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae
a chalcid wasp
Species 8 trophisms 1 references
Phaenocytus glechomae
a chalcid wasp
Species 1 trophisms
Platygerrhus
a genus of chalcid wasps
Genus 3 subtaxa 4 trophisms
Plutothrix
a genus of chalcid wasps
Genus 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms 1 references
Psilocera
a genus of chalcid wasps
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
PTEROMALINAE
a subfamily of chalcid wasps
Subfamily 10 subtaxa 31 trophisms 2 references
Rhizomalus cupreus
a pteromlaid wasp
Species 1 references
Spalangia
a genus of chalcid wasps
Genus 1 subtaxa 5 trophisms 1 references
Spaniopus
a genus of pteromalid wasps
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms 1 references
Sphegigaster
a genus of chalcid wasps
Genus 1 subtaxa 3 trophisms 1 references
Stenomalina
a genus of chalcid wasps
Genus 1 subtaxa 3 trophisms
Stinoplus etearchus
a chalcid wasp
Species 2 trophisms
Stinoplus pervasus
a chalcid wasp
Species 1 trophisms
Stinoplus sp. nr etearchus
a chalcid wasp
Species 1 trophisms
Syntomopus
a genus of chalcid wasps
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Systasis
a genus of chalcid wasps
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Toxeuma
a genus of chalcid wasps
Genus 1 references
Trichomalus
a genus of chalcid wasps
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms
Trigonoderus
a genus of chalcid wasps
Genus 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyPTEROMALIDAE (a family of chalcid wasps)
SuperfamilyCHALCIDOIDEA (chalcid wasps)
InfraorderParasitica (parasitoid wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for PTEROMALIDAE (a family of chalcid wasps)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Graham, M.W.R. de V. 1969 The Pteromalidae of North-western Europe (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) Supplement 16

  • Butterfly Pupae/Primary Parasitoids

    • Askew, R.R.. & Shaw, M.R. 1997 Pteromalus apum (Retzius) and other Pteromalid (Hym.) primary parasitoids of butterfly pupae in western Europe, with a key EMM Vol 133: 67-72.

  • Genera

    • Boucek, Z. & Rasplus, J.-Y. 1991 Illustrated key to West-Palearctic genera of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) Techniques et Pratiques, 140pp, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)

  • Oak Cynipid Parasitoids

    • () Askew, R.R. & Thúroczy, C. 2018

    PTEROMALIDAE (a family of chalcid wasps) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

    General Literature

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to PTEROMALIDAE (a family of chalcid wasps):

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