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

    • Obenbergerella aenigmatica (Bridwell 1919)

  • 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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