Eupelmidae

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: Chalcidoidea

Familia: Eupelmidae
Subfamiliae: Calosotinae - Eupelminae - Neanastatinae - Unassigned
Overview of genera (47 + 4†)

Anastatus – Arachnophaga – Archaeopelma – Argaleostatus – Australoodera – Balcha – Brasema – Calosota – Calymmochilus – Cervicosus – Coryptilus – Ecnomocephala – Enigmapelma – Eopelma – Eueupelmus – Eupelmus – Eusandalum – Eutreptopelma – Lambdobregma – Lecaniobius – Licrooides – Lutnes – Macreupelmus – Merostenus – Mesocomys – Metapelma – Neanastatus – Omeganastatus – Ooderella – Oozetetes – Paraeusandalum – Paranastatus – Pentacladia – Phenaceupelmus – Phlebopenes – Psomizopelma – Reikosiella – Reikosiella – Rhinoeupelmus – Stenocera – Tanythorax – Taphronotus – Tineobiopsis – Tineobius – Uropelma – Xenanastatus – Zaischnopsis – †Aspidopleura – †Brevivulva – †Neanaperiallus – †Propelma
Source(s) of checklist:
Checklist based uncritically on UCD

[source: UCD, plus (1) †Propelma
]
Name

Eupelmidae

References

Cao, L.M., van Achterberg, C., Tong, Y.L., Yang, Z.Q., Wang, X.Y. & Cao, T.W. 2020. Redescriptions of two parasitoids, Metapelma beijingense Yang (Hymenoptera, Eupelmidae) and Spathius ochus Nixon (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), parasitizing Coraebus cavifrons Descarpentries & Villiers (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) in China with keys to genera or species groups. ZooKeys, 926: 53–72. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.926.48688 Open access Reference page.
Gibson, G.A.P. 1989: Phylogeny and classification of Eupelmidae, with a revision of the world genera of Calosotinae and Metapelmatinae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, (149)
Gibson, G.A.P. 1995: Parasitic wasps of the subfamily Eupelminae: classification and revision of world genera (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eupelmidae). Memoirs on Entomology, International, (5)
Gibson, G.A.P. 2018. Revision of Lutnes Cameron (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae). Zootaxa 4415(2): 330–356. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4415.2.5 Paywall Reference page.

Vernacular names
日本語: ナガコバチ科

Eupelmidae is a family of parasitic wasps in the superfamily Chalcidoidea. The group is apparently polyphyletic, though the different subfamilies may each be monophyletic, and may be elevated to family status in the near future. As presently defined, there are over 905 described species in 45 genera. The larvae of the majority are primary parasitoids, commonly on beetle larvae, though many other hosts are attacked, including spiders, and details of the life history can be variable (e.g., some attack eggs and others are hyperparasites). They are found throughout the world in virtually all habitats.

They are somewhat variable in appearance, though a fair number of species are relatively easy to separate from other Chalcidoidea by the possession of a medially concave mesonotum. They also have the unusual tendency to arch the body strongly upwards when dead, with the head and metasoma often nearly touching above the thorax.
Propelma rohdendorfi holotype in Baltic amber
Balcha indica
Genera

Anastatus
Arachnophaga
Archaeopelma
Argaleostatus
Australoodera
Balcha
Brasema
Calosota
Calymmochilus
Cervicosus
Coryptilus
Ecnomocephala
Enigmapelma
Eopelma
Eueupelmus
Eupelmus
Eusandalum
Eutreptopelma
Lambdobregma
Lecaniobius
Licrooides
Lutnes
Macreupelmus
Merostenus
Mesocomys
Metapelma
Neanastatus
Omeganastatus
Ooderella
Oozetetes
Paraeusandalum
Paranastatus
Pentacladia
Phenaceupelmus
Phlebopenes
Psomizopelma
Reikosiella
Rhinoeupelmus
†Propelma
Tanythorax
Taphronotus
Tineobius
Uropelma
Xenanastatus
Zaischnopsis

External links

Universal Chalcidoidea Database