Ceidae is a small family of chalcid wasps, previously classified as subfamily Ceinae, in the polyphyletic family Pteromalidae.[1] These wasps are parasitoids of other small insects. Hosts are known only for Cea pulicaris (small Agromyzid flies) and Spalangiopelta alata (small Drosophilid flies).[2][3]
| Ceidae | |
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| Cea pulicaris female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Chalcidoidea |
| Family: | Ceidae Bouček, 1961 |
| Genera | |
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Bohpa | |
Genera and species
editBohpa Darling,1991
- B. maculata Darling, 1991(South Africa)
Cea Walker, 1837
- C. pulicaris Walker, 1837 (West Palaearctic)
Spalangiopelta Masi, 1922
- S. alata Bouček, 1953 (West Palaearctic),
- S. albigena Darling, 1991 (Nearctic, Neotropical),
- S. alboaculeata Darling, 1995 (West Palaearctic),
- S. apotherisma Darling & Hanson, 1986 (Nearctic),
- S. brachyptera Masi, 1922 (West Palaearctic),
- S. canadensis Darling, 1991 (Nearctic),
- S. ciliata Yoshimoto, 1977 (Nearctic),
- S. dudichi Erdős, 1955 (West Palaearctic),
- S. felonia Darling & Hanson, 1986 (Nearctic),
- S. ferrierei (Hedqvist, 1964) (Neotropical),
- S. hiko Darling, 1995 (East Palaearctic),
- S. laevis Darling, 1991 (Neotropical),
- S. procera Graham, 1966 (West Palaearctic)
- S. rameli Mitroiu, 2016 (West Palaearctic)
- S. viridis Mitroiu, 2016 (Canary Islands)
There is one fossil species: S. georgei Darling, 1997.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan (15 December 2016). "Review of world genera of Ceinae, with the description of two new Palaearctic species of Spalangiopelta Masi (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (251). doi:10.5852/ejt.2016.251. ISSN 2118-9773.
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- ^ Noyes, J.S. (March 2019). "Universal Chalcidoidea Database". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
