Figitidae

Figitidae
	Callaspidia sp.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Superfamily:	Cynipoidea
Family:	Figitidae; Thomson, 1862
Subfamilies
	See text

Figitidae is a family of parasitoid wasps. The full diversity of this wasp family is not yet known, but about 1400 species have been described to over 130 genera.^[1] For example, the largest subfamily, Eucoilinae (previously considered as a separate family, the Eucoilidae),^[2] has over 1000 described species so far, but this is probably just a fraction of the total diversity. Figitid species occur throughout most of the world.^[3]

Some Figitidae are Drosophila parasitoids, such as the genera Leptopilina, Leptolamina, and Ganaspis.

Systematics

As of 2011, there are 12 subfamilies.^[3]

References

^ Buffington, Matthew L.; Nylander, Johan A. A.; Heraty, John M. (2007). "The phylogeny and evolution of Figitidae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea)". Cladistics. 23 (5): 403–431. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.468.2008. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2007.00153.x. ISSN 0748-3007. S2CID 52106610.
^ Forshage, Mattias; Nordlander, Göran; Buffington, Matthew L. (2013). "Eucoilinae of North America: A Revised Catalog of Genera and Described Species". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 115 (3): 225–255. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.115.3.225. ISSN 0013-8797. S2CID 84385331.
^ ^a ^b Paretas-Martínez, J., et al. (2011). Systematics of Australian Thrasorinae (Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea, Figitidae) with descriptions of Mikeiinae, new subfamily, two new genera, and three new species. ZooKeys 108 21-48.

External links

Figitidae. Archived 2006-05-07 at the Wayback Machine British Insects: the Families of Hymenoptera.
BioLib: Figitidae taxa

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[BuffingtonNylander2007-1] Buffington, Matthew L.; Nylander, Johan A. A.; Heraty, John M. (2007). "The phylogeny and evolution of Figitidae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea)". Cladistics. 23 (5): 403–431. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.468.2008. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2007.00153.x. ISSN 0748-3007. S2CID 52106610.

[ForshageNordlander2013-2] Forshage, Mattias; Nordlander, Göran; Buffington, Matthew L. (2013). "Eucoilinae of North America: A Revised Catalog of Genera and Described Species". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 115 (3): 225–255. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.115.3.225. ISSN 0013-8797. S2CID 84385331.

[paretas-3] Paretas-Martínez, J., et al. (2011). Systematics of Australian Thrasorinae (Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea, Figitidae) with descriptions of Mikeiinae, new subfamily, two new genera, and three new species. ZooKeys 108 21-48.

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