Ceidae is a small family of chalcid wasps, previously classified as subfamily Ceinae, in the polyphyletic family Pteromalidae. These wasps are parasitoids of other small insects. Hosts are known only for Cea pulicaris (small Agromyzid flies) and Spalangiopelta alata (small Drosophilid flies).
Description
Its antennae have twelve flagellomeres, and its labrum is subrectangular and exposed.
Genera and species Bohpa B. maculata (South Africa)
Cea C. pulicaris (West Palaearctic)
Spalangiopelta S. alata (West Palaearctic), S. albigena (Nearctic, Neotropical), S. alboaculeata (West Palaearctic), S. apotherisma (Nearctic), S. brachyptera (West Palaearctic), S. canadensis (Nearctic), S. ciliata (Nearctic), S. dudichi (West Palaearctic), S. felonia (Nearctic), S. ferrierei (Neotropical), S. hiko (East Palaearctic), S. laevis (Neotropical), S. procera (West Palaearctic) S. rameli (West Palaearctic) S. viridis (Canary Islands)
There is one fossil species: S. georgei .
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