Chalcidinae is a subfamily of chalcidid wasps in the family
Chalcididae
The Chalcididae are a moderate-sized family within the Chalcidoidea, composed mostly of parasitoids and a few hyperparasitoids. The family is apparently polyphyletic, though the different subfamilies may each be monophyletic, and some may be e ...
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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.[
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Genera
There are 7 genera belonging to the subfamily Chalcidinae:[
* '']Chalcis
Chalcis (; Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: , ), also called Chalkida or Halkida (Modern Greek: , ), is the chief city of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from ...
'' Fabricius, 1787
* '' Conura'' Spinola, 1837
* '' Corumbichalcis'' Delvare, 1992
* '' Hovachalcis'' Steffan, 1949
* '' Melanosmicra'' Ashmead, 1904
* '' Pilismicra'' Bouček, 1992
* '' Stenosmicra'' Bouček & Delvare, 1992
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Chalcidoidea
Apocrita subfamilies