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Classification of Chrysididae

Chrysidid wasps of Africa and Madagascar

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Chrysidoidea; Family: Chrysididae)

  • Subfamily Amiseginae

    • Genus Afrosega Krombein 1983

      • Afrosega capensis Krombein 1983

      • Afrosega petiolata Krombein 1983

    • Genus Alieniscus Benoit 1951

      • Alieniscus arnoldi Benoit 1951

      • Alieniscus mutilloides Krombein 1957

    • Genus Anachrysis Krombein 1986

      • Anachrysis paradoxa Krombein 1986

    • Genus Leptosega Krombein 1984

      • Leptosega gracilis Krombein 1984

    • Genus Obenbergerella Strand 1929

    • Genus Reidia Krombein 1957

      • Reidia capensis Krombein 1984

      • Reidia natalensis Krombein 1983

      • Reidia turneri Krombein 1957

  • Subfamily Chrysidinae

    • Tribe Elampini

      • Genus Elampus Spinola 1806

      • Genus Hedychridium Abeille 1878

      • Genus Hedychrum Latreille 1802

      • Genus Holophris Mocsáry 1890

      • Genus Holopyga Dahlbom 1845

      • Genus Parachrum Kimsey 1988

        • Parachrum apiculatum (Edney 1940)

      • Genus Philoctetes Abeille 1879

        • Philoctetes afer Mocsáry 1889

    • Tribe Allocoeliini

      • Genus Allocoelia Mocsáry 1889

    • Tribe Chrysidini

      • Genus Brugmoia Radoszkowski 1877

      • Genus Chrysidea Bischoff 1913

        • Chrysidea africana Mocsáry (Southern Africa, Lesotho)

      • Genus Chrysis Linnaeus 1761

        • Chrysis aberrans Mocsáry (South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Gambia)

        • Chrysis concinna Mocsáry (South Africa; Lesotho)

        • Chrysis convexifrons Mocsáry (Zimbabwe; South Africa; Lesotho)

        • Chrysis crenulata Mocsáry (Zimbabwe; South Africa)

        • Chrysis heliaca Mocsáry (South Africa)

        • Chrysis inops Gribodo (East Africa etc; South Africa: Constantiaberg; Lesotho: Quthing)

        • Chrysis laetabilis Buysson (Zimbabwe; Namibia; South Africa)

        • Chrysis latigena Mocsáry (South Africa)

        • Chrysis lyncea Fabricius (widespread Africa; South Africa)

        • Chrysis malachitica Dahlbom (Zimbabwe; South Africa)

        • Chrysis reichei Dahlbom (East Africa; Zimbabwe; South Africa)

        • Chrysis rostrata Edney 1956 (South Africa)

        • Chrysis splendens Edney 1956 (South Africa)

        • Chrysis stilboides Spinola (widespread southern Africa; South Africa)

        • MORE species to come

      • Genus Chrysura Dahlbom 1845

        • Chrysura schultzei Mocsáry 1910

      • Genus Odontochrydium Brauns 1928

        • Odontochrydium irregulare (Mocsáry 1914)

      • Genus Praestochrysis Linsenmaier 1959

      • Genus Primeuchroeus Linsenmaier 1968

        • Primeuchroeus ghilianii (Gribodo 1879)

      • Genus Pseudospinolia Linsenmaier 1951

        • Pseudospinolia ardoris Kimsey 1990

        • Pseudospinolia tumida Mocsáry 1911

      • Genus Spintharina Semenov 1892

      • Genus Spintharosoma Zimmerman 1959

      • Genus Stilbichrysis Bischoff 1910

      • Genus Stilbum Spinola 1806

        • Stilbum cyanurum amethystinum Fabricius (Afrotropical, Namibia: Anabib; South Africa: Christiana, Bloemhof, Barberspan [also IndoAustralasian, Neartic, Neotropical])

      • Genus Trichrysis Lichtenstein 1876

    • Tribe Parnopini

      • Genus Isadelphia Semenov 1901

        • Isadelphia somalina (Zimmerman) (Ethiopia)

      • Genus Parnopes Latreille 1796

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