Diparidae

Belongs within: Chalcidoidea.
Contains: Dipara, Lelaps.

The Diparidae are a group of chalcidoid wasps found primarily in leaf litter. Many species are strongly sexually dimorphic: males are usually macropterous, but females may be brachypterous or apterous (Desjardins 2007).

Characters (from Bouček 1988, Desjardins 2007, as Diparinae): Antenna 13-segmented. Scutellum varied, but never smooth and convex. Metacoxa inserted unusually high, usually with transverse striations on posterior margin. Gastral tergite 1 usually expanded to cover at least half of metasoma. Cercal brush present. Females often apterous or brachypterous.

<==Diparidae [Diparinae, Diparini, Lelapinae]
    |  i. s.: Diparisca Hedqvist 1964BM22, D07
    |           `--*D. ferrierei Hedqvist 1964 [=Spalangiopelta ferrierei]D07
    |         HedqvistinaBM22
    |--+--Chimaerolelaps Desjardins 2007D07
    |  |    `--*C. villosa Desjardins 2007D07
    |  `--DiparaD07
    `--+--Netomocera Bouček 1954D07, B88 [Netomocerini]
       |    |--*N. setifera Bouček 1954D07
       |    |--N. africana Hedqvist 1971D07
       |    |--N. alboscapus Hedqvist 1971D07
       |    |--N. nearctica Yoshimoto 1977D07
       |    |--N. nigra Sureshan & Narendran 1990D07
       |    |--N. rufa Hedqvist 1971D07
       |    `--N. sedlaceki Bouček 1988B88
       `--+--LelapsD07
          `--+--Dozodipara Desjardins 2007D07
             |    `--*D. insularis Desjardins 2007D07
             `--+--Boeria Hedqvist 1969D07
                |    `--*B. saetosa Hedqvist 1969D07
                `--+--Cerodipara Desjardins 2007D07
                   |    `--*C. sabensis Desjardins 2007D07
                   `--+--+--Conodipara Hedqvist 1972 [=Turneria Hedqvist 1969 nec Forel 1895 nec Tutt 1903]D07
                      |  |    `--*C. scutellata (Hedqvist 1969) [=*Turneria scutellata]D07
                      |  `--+--Conophorisca Hedqvist 1969D07
                      |     |    |--*C. annulata Hedqvist 1969D07
                      |     |    |--C. grisselli Desjardins 2007D07
                      |     |    `--C. littoriticus Desjardins 2007D07
                      |     `--Myrmicolelaps Hedqvist 1969 [incl. Dolichodipara Hedqvist 1969]D07
                      |          |--+--*M. paradoxus Hedqvist 1969D07
                      |          |  `--M. aurantius Desjardins 2007D07
                      |          `--+--M. iridius Desjardins 2007D07
                      |             `--M. scutellata (Hedqvist 1969) [=*Dolichodipara scutellata]D07
                      `--Pyramidophoriella Hedqvist 1969D07
                           |--*P. albiclava Hedqvist 1969D07
                           `--P. brunnea Hedqvist 1969D07

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[B88] Bouček, Z. 1988. Australasian Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera): A biosystematic revision of genera of fourteen families, with a reclassification of species. CAB International: Wallingford (UK).

[BM22] Burks, R., M.-D. Mitroiu, L. Fusu, J. M. Heraty, P. Janšta, S. Heydon, N. D.-S. Papilloud, R. S. Peters, E. V. Tselikh, J. B. Woolley, S. van Noort, H. Baur, A. Cruaud, C. Darling, M. Haas, P. Hanson, L. Krogmann & J.-Y. Rasplus. 2022. From hell’s heart I stab at thee! A determined approach towards a monophyletic Pteromalidae and reclassification of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 94: 13–88.

[D07] Desjardins, C. A. 2007. Phylogenetics and classification of the world genera of Diparinae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). Zootaxa 1647: 1–88.