Ceidae Explained

Ceidae is a small family of chalcid wasps, previously classified as subfamily Ceinae, in the polyphyletic family Pteromalidae.^[1] These wasps are parasitoids of other small insects. Hosts are known only for Cea pulicaris (small Agromyzid flies) and Spalangiopelta alata (small Drosophilid flies).^{[2] [3]}

Genera and species

Bohpa Darling,1991

• B. maculata Darling, 1991(South Africa)

Cea Walker, 1837

• C. pulicaris Walker, 1837 (West Palaearctic)

Spalangiopelta Masi, 1922

• S. alata Bouček, 1953 (West Palaearctic),
• S. albigena Darling, 1991 (Nearctic, Neotropical),
• S. alboaculeata Darling, 1995 (West Palaearctic),
• S. apotherisma Darling & Hanson, 1986 (Nearctic),
• S. brachyptera Masi, 1922 (West Palaearctic),
• S. canadensis Darling, 1991 (Nearctic),
• S. ciliata Yoshimoto, 1977 (Nearctic),
• S. dudichi Erdős, 1955 (West Palaearctic),
• S. felonia Darling & Hanson, 1986 (Nearctic),
• S. ferrierei (Hedqvist, 1964) (Neotropical),
• S. hiko Darling, 1995 (East Palaearctic),
• S. laevis Darling, 1991 (Neotropical),
• S. procera Graham, 1966 (West Palaearctic)
• S. rameli Mitroiu, 2016 (West Palaearctic)
• S. viridis Mitroiu, 2016 (Canary Islands)

There is one fossil species: S. georgei Darling, 1997.^[2]

Notes and References

1. free.
2. Mitroiu . Mircea-Dan . Review of world genera of Ceinae, with the description of two new Palaearctic species of Spalangiopelta Masi (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae) . European Journal of Taxonomy . 15 December 2016 . 251 . 10.5852/ejt.2016.251 . en . 2118-9773. free .
3. Web site: Noyes . J.S. . March 2019. Universal Chalcidoidea Database . The Natural History Museum . 2 May 2023.