Pirenidae
| Pirenidae | |
|---|---|
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| Macroglenes | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| 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]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]The subfamilies and genera of Pirenidae include the following:[1]
- Subfamily Cecidellinae
- Subfamily Eriaporinae
- Subfamily Euryischiinae
- Subfamily Pireninae
- Subfamily Tridyminae
References
[edit]- 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.
- 1 2 3 Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan; Burks, Roger A.; Rasplus, Jean-Yves (2025-02-28), "Pirenidae", in Heraty, John; Woolley, James (eds.), Chalcidoidea of the World, GB: CABI, pp. 558–563, doi:10.1079/9781800623545.0051, ISBN 978-1-80062-352-1, retrieved 2026-02-24
Further reading
[edit]- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd Jr., Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D., eds. (1979). "Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico". Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- Majka, C. (2009). "Thomas L. Casey and Rhode Island". ZooKeys (22): 267–283. Bibcode:2009ZooK...22..267M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.22.93.
External links
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