Diapriidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Hymenopterida
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Subordo: Apocrita
Superfamilia: Diaprioidea

Familia: Diapriidae
Subfamiliae: Ambositrinae – Belytinae – Diapriinae – Ismarinae

Overview of genera: Acanthobetyla – Acanopsilus – Acanosema – Acanthopsilus – Acidopsilus – Aclista – Aclistoides – Acropiesta – Aczelopria – Allobetyla – Ambositra – Anaclista – Anommatium – Anoxylabis – Antarctopria – Apopria – Aprestes – Archaebelyta – Archaeopria – Austroxylabis – Avoca – Basalys – Belyta – Betyla – Bruchopria – Calogalesus – Camptopsilus – Cardiopria – Cardiopsilus – Cinetus – Coptera – Cruzium – Ctenopria – Diapria – Diphora – Diphoropria – Dissoxylabis – Eccinetus – Eladio – Entomacis – Eumiota – Fanis – †Gaugainia – Gladicauda – Gwaihiria – Hansona – Hemilexomyia – Heterobelyta – Idiotypa – Ismarus – Lathropria – Leucopria – Lithobelyta – Lyteba – Macrohynnis – Malvina – Mannomicrus – Maoripria – Masneretus – Masnerolyta – Masnerosema – Mimopriella – Miota – Miotella – Monoxylabis – Neurogalesus – Odontopsilus – Omopria – Opazon – Ortona – Pamis – Panbelista – Pantoclis – Pantolyta – Pantolytomyia – Pappia – Papuapria – Parabetyla – Paramesius – Paroxylabis – Pentapria – Perissodryas – Polypeza – Praeaclista – Probetyla – Propsilomma – Prosoxylabis – Prozelotypa – Psilomma – Psilommacra – Psilommella – Psychopria – Riaworra – Rostropria – Scianomas – Scorpioteleia – Spilomicrus – Stylaclista – Synacra – Synbelyta – Szelenyiopria – Szelenyioprioides – Therinopsilus – Trichopria – Tropidopsilus – Turripria – Xenismarus – Xenomorphia – Zealaptera – Zygota
References
Feng, J., Notton, D.G. & Xu, X-F. 2016. A new species of Calogalesus Kieffer from China (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae) with a key to World species. ZooKeys 626: 57–65. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.626.9771. Reference page.
Hou, Z. & Xu, Z-F. 2016. Description of a new species of the genus Monelata Förster, 1856 from China (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae). ZooKeys 574: 97–104. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.574.7628Reference page.
Lak, M. & Nel, A. 2009. An enigmatic diapriid wasp (Insecta, Hymenoptera) from French Cretaceous amber. Geodiversitas 31(1): 137–144. PDF
Sharkey, M.J., Carpenter, J.M., Vilhelmsen, L., Heraty, J.M., Liljeblad, J., Dowling, A.P.G., Schulmeister, S., Murray, D., Deans, A.R., Ronquist, F., Krogmann, L. & Wheeler, W.C. 2012. Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera. Cladistics. 28(1): 80–112. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2011.00366.x Paywall. Reference page.
van de Kamp, Thomas; Schwermann, Achim H.; dos Santos Rolo, Tomy; Lösel, Philipp D.; Engler, Thomas; Etter, Walter; Faragó, Tomáš; Göttlicher, Jörg et al. 2018-08-28. Parasitoid biology preserved in mineralized fossils (in En). Nature Communications, 9(1). doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05654-y. ISSN 2041-1723.

The Diapriidae are a family of parasitoid wasps. These tiny insects have an average length of 2–4 mm and never exceed 8 mm. They typically attack larvae and pupae of a wide range of insects, especially flies. The about 2,300 described species in 150 genera are divided into three subfamilies, and the group has a global distribution.

Diapriids show considerable diversity of form, with aptery (lack of wings) fairly common, sometimes in both sexes. Nearly all species exhibit noticeable sexual dimorphism, with males and females often mistaken for separate species. The wings, when present, show characteristically reduced venation, with the greatest reduction in the subfamilies Ambositrinae and Diapriinae.
References

Diapriidae page on Tolweb
Family description
The Diapriidae
Family Diapriidae images at EOL
Flickr Tagged Images