Systasidae is a family of chalcidoid wasps found worldwide.[1] Members of the family are parasitoid, mostly parasitizing the gall-forming flies Agromyzidae and Cecidomyiidae, however hosts from other orders such as Coleoptera and Lepidoptera have been recorded.[1]
| Systasidae | |
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| Systasis sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Chalcidoidea |
| Family: | Systasidae |
Description
editTaxonomy
editThe genera currently included in the family were originally placed under Pteromalidae. In 2022, the family was described based on an analysis of a combination of molecular, morphological, and life history data.[2] Systasidae contains the following subfamilies and genera with a total of 81 species:[2]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan; Burks, Roger A.; Rasplus, Jean-Yves (2025-03-25), "Systasidae", Chalcidoidea of the World, CABI Books, pp. 611–614, doi:10.1079/9781800623545.0056, ISBN 978-1-80062-352-1, retrieved 2026-02-24
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link) - 1 2 3 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.
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