Pirenidae Explained

Pirenidae is a family of chalcidoid wasps. It was formerly treated as a subfamily within the family Pteromalidae but is now recognized as a distinct family.^[1]

Genera

The subfamilies and genera of Pirenidae include the following:

• Subfamily Cecidellinae
  • Cecidellis
• Subfamily Eriaporinae
  • Eunotiscus
  • Promuscidea
• Subfamily Euryischiinae
  • Euryischia
  • Euryischomyia
  • Myiocnema
• Subfamily Pireninae
  • Ecrizotomorpha
  • Keesia
  • Lasallea
  • Macroglenes
  • Papuaglenes
  • Petipirene
  • Pirene
  • Velepirene
  • Watshamia
  • Zebe
• Subfamily Tridyminae
  • Calyconotiscus
  • Ecrizotes
  • Epiterobia
  • Gastrancistrus
  • Melancistrus
  • Oxyglypta
  • Premiscogaster
  • Sirovena
  • Spathopus
  • Spinancistrus
  • Tridymus

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd. 0-8493-0212-9.
• Web site: 2018-04-05. Krombein . Karl V.. Hurd Jr. . Paul D. Jr.. Smith . David R.. Burks . B.D.. 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Smithsonian Institution Press.
• Majka . C.. 2009. Thomas L. Casey and Rhode Island. ZooKeys. 22. 267–283. 10.3897/zookeys.22.93. 2009ZooK...22..267M. free.

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Notes and References

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