Pirenidae is a family of chalcidoid wasps with a cosmopolitan distribution. It was formerly treated as a subfamily within the family Pteromalidae but is now recognized as a distinct family. Members of the family are parasitioid or hyperparasitoid with hosts including Braconidae, Cecidomyiidae, and Coccoidea.
Description Bodies are 1-2mm long and weakly sclerotized and superficially sculptured. Colors include yellowish, brown, black, and blue metallic.Antenna have a reduced number of flagellomeres.
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
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