Family Chalcididae

Divided into five Australian subfamilies.

Subfamily Chalcidinae
Composed of six genera

Genus Brachymeria
         

Subfamily Haltichellinae
Composed of thirteen Australian genera.

Genus Antrocephalus
      

Genus Irichohalticella
IMG 6197  IMG 6219  IMG 6212

Pending ID – Haltichellinae

 

Subfamily Dirhininae
Composed of a single Australian genus.
(Currently empty)

Subfamily Epitraninae
Composed of a single Australian genus.
(Currently empty)

Subfamily Smicromorphinae
Composed of a single Australian genus.
(Currently empty)

References

Ashmead, W. H. 1904. Classification of the chalcid flies of the superfamily Chalcidoidea, with descriptions of new species in the Carnegie Museum, collected in South America by Herbert H. Smith. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum 1(4): 225-551.

Noyes, J. S. & Valentine, E. W. 1989. Chalcidoidea (Insecta: Hymenoptera) – introduction, and review of genera in smaller families. Fauna of New Zealand 18: 1-92.