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โ‡ฑ Aphelinidae


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Aphelinidae

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Description

The Aphelinidae are a moderate-sized family of tiny parasitic wasps, with about 1160 described species in some 35 genera. These minute insects are challenging to study, as they deteriorate rapidly after death unless extreme care is taken (e.g., preservation in ethanol), making identification of most museum specimens difficult. The larvae of the majority are primary parasitoids on Hemiptera, though other hosts are attacked, and details of the life history can be variable (e.g., some attack eggs, some attack pupae, and others are hyperparasites). Males and females may have different hosts and different life histories [1].


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)5503https://www.gbif.org/species/5503
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)284288https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=284288
Rankfamily
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Aphelinidae
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
-Pancrustacea
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
-CercofilataKukalovรก-Peck 1987
classInsectaLinnaeus 1758
-Dicondylia
-ParanotaliaSroka et al. 2014
subclassPterygotaBrauer 1885
-NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
-Holometabola
orderHymenopteraLinnaeus 1758
-UnicalcaridaSchulmeister et al. 2002
suborderVespina
suborderApocritaGerstaecker 1867
infraorderProctotrupomorpha
superfamilyChalcidoidea
familyAphelinidaeThomson 1876
Scientific NameAphelinidae
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Aphelinidaefamilybelongs to Chalcidoideastated with evidenceHeraty et al., 2013
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)11
Extant Size (PBDB)5 (45%)
First Recorded Appearance38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. E. Clapham. 2018. Insect taxonomy information from the internet, with fixing of species orphaned by genus synonymy.
Common Name(s) Vรคxtlussteklar
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphelinidae

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
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Aphelininae
subfamily
listed (PBDB)238.0 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
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Phtuariinae โœ
subfamily
listed (PBDB)138.0 Ma
Eocene
38.0 Ma
Eocene
Ablerus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Allomymar
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Aphelinus
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant
Aphytis
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Bardylis
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Botryoideclava
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Caccophagus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cales
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Centrodora
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
138.0 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Coccobius
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Coccophagoides
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Coccophagus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Diaspiniphagus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Dirphys
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Encarsia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Encarsiella
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Eretmocerus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Eriaphytis
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Eunotiscus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Euryischia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Euryischomyia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Eutrichosomella
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Hirtaphelinus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Lounsburyia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Marietta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Marlattiella
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Metanthemus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Myiocnema
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Oenrobia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Paraphytis
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Proaphelinoides
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Prophyscus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Protaphelinus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Pteroptrix
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Samariola
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Timberlakiella
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Umairia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Verekia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Wallaceaphytis
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Zubairia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1876Aphelinidae Thomson
2013Aphelinidae Heraty et al.

References

Clapham M. E. (2018) Insect taxonomy information from the internet, with fixing of species orphaned by genus synonymy
Heraty J. M., Burks R. A., et al (2013) A phylogenetic analysis of the megadiverse Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera), Cladistics 29, 466-542
Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Forshage (2009) Chalcidoidea - Utdrag ur egen Hymenoptera-lista (excel-fil 2009-03-17) - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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