Moranilidae is a family of chalcid wasps containing 2 subfamilies consisting of 15 total genera. Moranilidae wasps can be distinguished from most other families from the presence of 2 mesofurcal pits rather than 1. Members of the family are endoparasatoids, typically of the family Coccoidea.
Taxonomy
Moranilidae was originally a subfamily of Pteromalidae before being elevated to family status. Moranilidae currently contains 2 subfamilies with 15 total genera.
- Moranilinae
- Amoturella <small>Girault, 1913</small>
- Aphobetus <small>Howard, 1896</small>
- Australeunotus <small>Girault, 1922</small>
- Australurios <small>Girault, 1926</small>
- Eunotomyiia <small>Girault, 1922</small>
- Globonila <small>BouÃÂek, 1988</small>
- Hirtonila <small>BouÃÂek, 1988</small>
- Ismaya <small>BouÃÂek, 1988</small>
- Kneva <small>BouÃÂek, 1988</small>
- Mnoonema <small>Motschulsky, 1863</small>
- Moranila <small>Cameron, 1883</small>
- Ophelosia <small>Riley, 1890</small>
- Tomicobiella <small>Girault, 1915</small>
- Tomicobomorpha <small>Girault, 1915</small>
- Tomocerodinae
- Tomocerodes <small>Girault, 1916</small>
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