Figitidae
Family of wasps
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Figitidae is a family of parasitoid wasps. The full diversity of this wasp family is not yet known, but about 1400 species have been described to over 130 genera.[1] For example, the largest subfamily, Eucoilinae (previously considered as a separate family, the Eucoilidae),[2] has over 1000 described species so far, but this is probably just a fraction of the total diversity. Figitid species occur throughout most of the world.[3]
| Figitidae | |
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| Callaspidia sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Cynipoidea |
| Family: | Figitidae Thomson, 1862 |
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Some Figitidae are Drosophila parasitoids, such as the genera Leptopilina, Leptolamina, and Ganaspis.
Systematics
As of 2011, there are 12 subfamilies.[3]
- Anacharitinae
- Aspicerinae
- Charipinae
- Emargininae
- Euceroptrinae
- Eucoilinae
- Figitinae
- Mikeiinae
- Parnipinae
- Plectocynipinae
- Pycnostigminae
- Thrasorinae
