Chalcidoidea Presentation: Michael Gates - The HYM Course
Chalcidoidea Presentation: Michael Gates - The HYM Course
Chalcidoidea Presentation: Michael Gates - The HYM Course
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Chalcids◊ Currently Recognize 20 Families• Elasmidae has been sunk, Rotoitidae andKhutelchalcididae (extinct) added.• 22,000 spp. - Est. up to 500,000 spp. (Noyes 2000)◊ Mostly Parasitic on arthropods and plants• Many exceptions◊ Size is major problem for identifiers.• Convey Gestalt in the form of discrete characters.