Pirenidae

Pirenidae
Macroglenes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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

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

The subfamilies and genera of Pirenidae include the following:[1]

  • Subfamily Cecidellinae
    • Cecidellis
  • Subfamily Eriaporinae
    • Eunotiscus
    • Promuscidea
  • Subfamily Euryischiinae
    • Euryischia
    • Euryischomyia
    • Myiocnema
  • Subfamily Pireninae
    • Ecrizotomorpha
    • Keesia
    • Lasallea
    • Macroglenes
    • Papuaglenes
    • Petipirene
    • Pirene
    • Velepirene
    • Watshamia
    • Zebe
  • Subfamily Tridyminae
    • Calyconotiscus
    • Ecrizotes
    • Epiterobia
    • Gastrancistrus
    • Melancistrus
    • Oxyglypta
    • Premiscogaster
    • Sirovena
    • Spathopus
    • Spinancistrus
    • Tridymus

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b c Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan; Burks, Roger A.; Rasplus, Jean-Yves (2025-02-28), Heraty, John; Woolley, James (eds.), "Pirenidae", Chalcidoidea of the World, GB: CABI, pp. 558–563, doi:10.1079/9781800623545.0051, ISBN 978-1-80062-352-1, retrieved 2026-02-24{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)

Further reading

  • Media related to Pirenidae at Wikimedia Commons
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