Megastigmidae is a family of chalcid wasps in the order

Hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order (biology), order of insects, comprising the sawfly, sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are Par ...

. There are about 12 genera and more than 170 described species in Megastigmidae. Megastigmidae was formerly considered a subfamily of the family

Torymidae Torymidae is a family of wasps in the superfamily Chalcidoidea. Most species in this family are small with attractive metallic coloration, and females generally have long ovipositors. Many are parasitoids on gall-forming insects, and some are phy ...

Genera

These 12 genera belong to the family Megastigmidae: * '' Bootanelleus'' Girault, 1915 * '' Bootania'' Dalla Torre, 1897 * '' Bootanomyia'' Girault, 1915 * '' Bortesia'' Pagliano & Scaramozzino, 1990 * '' Ianistigmus'' Boucek, 1988 * '' Macrodasyceras'' Kamijo, 1962 * '' Malostigmus'' Boucek, 1988 * '' Mangostigmus'' Boucek, 1986 * ''

Megastigmus ''Megastigmus'' is a genus of minute wasps. There are more than 134 described species, more than half of which undergo larval development within the seeds of trees and shrubs. List of species * ''Megastigmus acaciae'' Noble, 1939 * ''Megastigmu ...

'' Dalman, 1820 * '' Neomegastigmus'' Girault, 1915 * '' Paramegastigmus'' Girault, 1915 * '' Westralianus'' Boucek, 1988

References

Parasitic wasps Chalcidoidea Apocrita families {{chalcidoidea-stub