User:Alandmanson/South African Hymenoptera

Hymenoptera of South Africa Gallery
Chalcidoidea of South Africa Gallery

A Fig Wasp (Philotrypesis sp., Family Pteromalidae) ovipositing into a fig receptacle, possibly into the larvae of another wasp. Many species in the Calcidoidea parasitize the eggs or larvae of other insects.

Category: Hymenoptera of South Africa


Braconidae edit

Ichneumonidae edit

Pimpliformes edit

  • Diplazontinae
  • Orthocentrinae
  • Pimplinae

Ichneumoniformes edit

  • Cryptinae
  • Phygadeuontinae
  • Ichneumoninae

Ophioniformes edit

  • Tryphoninae
  • Tersilochinae
  • Mesochorinae
  • Metopiinae
  • Anomaloninae
  • Ophioninae
  • Cremastinae
  • Campopleginae

Ceraphronoidea edit

-- Only 2 described species known in SA: Ceraphron longulus Sundholm, 1970; Ceraphron modicus Sundholm, 1970

Proctotrupoidea edit

-- 8 spp. in 3 genera: Helorus, Afroserphus & Exallonyx

Diaprioidea edit


Chalcidoidea edit

Agaonidae edit

Chalcididae edit

Encyrtidae edit

Eucharitidae edit

Eulophidae edit

Eupelmidae edit

Eurytomidae edit

Leucospidae edit

Mymaridae edit

Perilampidae edit

Pteromalidae edit

Torymidae edit