Perilampidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
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: Perilampidae
Subfamiliae: Chrysolampinae - Perilampinae - Philomidinae - Unassigned
Overview of genera

Aperilampus – Austrotoxeuma – Brachyelatus – Burksilampus – Chrysolampus – Chrysomalla – Elatomorpha – Euperilampus – Jambiya – Krombeinius – Monacon – Parelatus – Perilampus – Philomides – Sericops – Sinoperilampites – Steffanolampus – Vidlinus
Source(s) of checklist:
References

Heraty, J.M.; Darling, D.C. 2007: A new genus and species of Perilampidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) with uncertain placement in the family. Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario, 138: 33–47. PDF
Heraty, J.M.; Darling, D.C. 2009: Fossil Eucharitidae and Perilampidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Baltic Amber. Zootaxa, 2306: 1–16. Abstract & excerpt

he Perilampidae are a small family within the Chalcidoidea, composed mostly of hyperparasitoids. The family is closely related to the Eucharitidae, and the eucharitids appear to have evolved from within the Perilampidae, thus rendering the family paraphyletic (if the two families are joined in the future, the name with precedence is Eucharitidae). As presently defined, at least 15 genera and 270 species are described worldwide. They are often brilliantly metallic (especially blue or green), with robust mesosomae and a small, triangular metasomae (swollen and bulbous in the Philomidinae). They are generally very strongly sculptured. The prothorax is typically very broad and disc-like, and the labrum is multidigitate, a feature shared with the Eucharitidae.

Another feature shared by the Eucharitidae and Perilampidae is the first-instar larvae are called "planidia" and are responsible for gaining access to the host, rather than the egg-laying females. Those species which are hyperparasitoids burrow into a secondary host's body and seek out endoparasitoid larvae, such as tachinid flies or ichneumonoid wasps, and attack them.
Genera

These 17 genera belong to the family Perilampidae:

Aperilampus Walker, 1871 c g
Austrotoxeuma Girault, 1929 c g
Brachyelatus Hoffer & Novicky, 1954 c g
Burksilampus Boucek, 1978 c g
Chrysolampus Spinola, 1811 c g
Chrysomalla Forster, 1859 c g
Elatomorpha Zerova, 1970 c g
Euperilampus Walker, 1871 c g b
Jambiya Heraty & Darling[1]
Krombeinius Boucek, 1978 c g
Monacon Waterston, 1922 c g
Parelatus Girault, 1916 c g
Perilampus Latreille, 1809 i c g b
Philomides Haliday, 1862 c g
Sericops Kriechbaumer, 1894 c g
Sinoperilampites Hong, 2002 g
Steffanolampus Peck, 1974 c g

Perilampidae larvae surrounded by Aphis nerii on Asclepias syriaca

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]
References

Heraty, J.M.; Darling, D.C. (2007). "A new genus and species of Perilampidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) with uncertain placement within the family". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Ontario 138: 33-47.
"Perilampidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
"Browse Perilampidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
"Perilampidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
"Perilampidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-16.