Heydeniidae is a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of
chalcidoid wasps. In 2022, this family was described based on an analysis of a combination of molecular, morphological, and life history data.
Description
Small wasps; some species have a flattened, elongated
pronotum, and expanded profemur. Their antennae have 10 or 11 flagellomeres, including three segments (clavomeres) in the club. The prepectus is ventrally elongated.
Taxonomy
Heydeniidae contains the following genera:
[
*'']Heydenia
''Heydenia'' is a genus of wasps in the family Pteromalidae
The Pteromalidae are a very large family of mostly parasitoid wasps, with some 3,450 described species in about 640 genera (the number was greater, but many species and genera have b ...
''
*'' Heydeniopsis'' (extinct)
References
External links
Universal Chalcidoid Database
Chalcidoidea
Apocrita families
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