Spalangiidae is a family of chalcid wasps that are parasitoids of flies. The two subfamilies (Spalangiinae and Erotolepsiinae) were moved from the family
Pteromalidae
The Pteromalidae are a large family of wasps, the majority being parasitoids of other insects. They are found throughout the world in virtually all habitats, and many are important as biological control agents. The oldest known fossil is known fr ...
to create this family in 2022.
They are now known to be more closely related to the
planidial clade (
Eucharitidae
The Eucharitidae are a family of parasitic wasps. Eucharitid wasps are members of the superfamily Chalcidoidea and consist of four subfamilies: Akapalinae, Eucharitinae, Gollumiellinae, and Oraseminae. Most of the 42 genera and >400 species o ...
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Perilampidae
The Perilampidae are a small family (biology), family within the Chalcidoidea, composed mostly of hyperparasite, hyperparasitoids. The family is closely related to the Eucharitidae, Chrysolampidae, and Eutrichosomatidae. As presently defined, si ...
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Chrysolampidae
Chrysolampidae is a small family of parasitoids within the Chalcidoidea. The family is related to a clade that includes the Eucharitidae, Perilampidae and Eutrichosomatidae. This group of wasp families have first-instar larvae that are called " ...
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Eutrichosomatidae) of
chalcid wasps than to the core
Pteromalidae
The Pteromalidae are a large family of wasps, the majority being parasitoids of other insects. They are found throughout the world in virtually all habitats, and many are important as biological control agents. The oldest known fossil is known fr ...
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Description
Antenna usually with 8 flagellomeres, including a single-segment clava; antennal toruli (bases) are placed very low on the head in most species; mandibles usually with 2 or 3 teeth; all legs with 5 tarsomeres; protibial spur stout and curved. ''Eunotopsia'' differs from the other genera in having 11 flagellomeres including 3 clavomeres, toruli placed higher on the head, and having undivided mandibles. In the Spalangiinae the toruli are placed on lobes that overhang the clypeus and labrum. This distinctive antennal placement and the prognathous head (i.e. the head is held with the mouthparts projecting forwards) make it easy to place members of Spalangiinae.[
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Subfamilies, genera and distribution
Erotolepsiinae:
References
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Chalcidoidea
Apocrita families