Systasidae

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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]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Superfamily:Chalcidoidea
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Systasidae
Systasis sp.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Chalcidoidea
Family: Systasidae
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Description

Small (body length 0.6–3.0 mm) dark, bronze or metallic green wasps. They have a very unusual mesofurcal pit placement, which is placed between mesocoxal insertions.[1][2]

Taxonomy

The 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]

  • Systasinae
    • Semiotellus
    • Systasis
  • Trisecodinae

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