Ceidae | |
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Cea pulicaris female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Superfamily: | Chalcidoidea |
Family: |
Ceidae Bouček, 1961 |
Genera | |
Bohpa |
Ceidae is a small family of chalcid wasps, previously classified as subfamily Ceinae, in the polyphyletic family Pteromalidae. [1] These wasps are parasitoids of other small insects. Hosts are known only for Cea pulicaris (small Agromyzid flies) and Spalangiopelta alata (small Drosophilid flies). [2] [3]
Bohpa Darling,1991
Cea Walker, 1837
Spalangiopelta Masi, 1922
There is one fossil species: S. georgei Darling, 1997. [2]