Megastigmidae is a family of

chalcid wasp Chalcid wasps (, , for their metallic colour) are insects within the superfamily Chalcidoidea, part of the order Hymenoptera. The superfamily contains some 22,500 known species, and an estimated total diversity of more than 500,000 species, m ...

s in the order

Hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic. Females typi ...

. There are about 12 genera and more than 170 described species in Megastigmidae. Megastigmidae was formerly considered a subfamily of the family

Torymidae Torymidae is a family of wasps in the superfamily Chalcidoidea. Most species in this family are small with attractive metallic coloration, and females generally have long ovipositors. Many are parasitoids on gall-forming insects, and some are phy ...

Genera

These 12 genera belong to the family Megastigmidae: * '' Bootanelleus'' Girault, 1915 * '' Bootania'' Dalla Torre, 1897 * '' Bootanomyia'' Girault, 1915 * '' Bortesia'' Pagliano & Scaramozzino, 1990 * '' Ianistigmus'' Boucek, 1988 * '' Macrodasyceras'' Kamijo, 1962 * '' Malostigmus'' Boucek, 1988 * '' Mangostigmus'' Boucek, 1986 * '' Megastigmus'' Dalman, 1820 * '' Neomegastigmus'' Girault, 1915 * '' Paramegastigmus'' Girault, 1915 * '' Westralianus'' Boucek, 1988

References

Parasitic wasps Chalcidoidea Apocrita families Taxa named by Carl Gustaf Thomson {{chalcidoidea-stub