?From hell’s heart I stab at thee! A determined approach towards a monophyletic Pteromalidae and reclassification of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera)

The family Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) is reviewed with the goal of providing nomenclatural changes and morphological diagnoses in preparation for a new molecular phylogeny book on world fauna that will contain keys to identification. Most subfamilies some tribes are elevated level or transferred elsewhere superfamily. resulting classification compromise, aim preserving validity diagnosability other, well-established families Chalcidoidea. following former rank: Boucekiidae, Ceidae, Cerocephalidae, Chalcedectidae, Cleonymidae, Coelocybidae, Diparidae, Epichrysomallidae, Eunotidae, Herbertiidae, Hetreulophidae, Heydeniidae, Idioporidae, Lyciscidae, Macromesidae, Melanosomellidae, Moranilidae, Neodiparidae, Ooderidae, Pelecinellidae (senior synonym Leptofoeninae), Pirenidae, Spalangiidae, Systasidae. from Pteromalidae: Chromeurytominae Keiraninae Megastigmidae, Elatoidinae Nefoeninae Pelecinellidae, Erotolepsiinae Spalangiidae. subfamily Sycophaginae Pteromalidae. formerly incertae sedis tribe Lieparini abolished its single genus Liepara Coelocybidae. Tomocerodini Moranilidae status. Tridyminae (Pirenidae) treated as valid. removed and, due phylogenetic uncertainty, placed genera within Chalcidoidea: Austrosystasinae, Ditropinotellinae, Keryinae, Louriciinae, Micradelinae, Parasaphodinae, Rivasia , Storeyinae. Within remaining Pteromalidae, Miscogastrinae Ormocerinae confirmed separate Pteromalinae, Trigonoderini status, Pachyneurinae recognized distinct subfamily, senior Austroterobiinae. Termolampini synonymized under Pteromalini, Uzkini Colotrechnini. Otitesellinae, Sycoecinae, Sycoryctinae retained Otitesellini, which all other Pteromalinae Pteromalini. Eriaporidae Eriaporinae Euryischiinae subfamilies. Other acts performed here outside follows: Calesidae: elevation rank. Eulophidae: transfer Boucekelimini Platytetracampini Opheliminae, abolishment Elasmini Gyrolasomyiini. Baeomorphidae Rotoitidae. Khutelchalcididae formally excluded Chalcidoidea Apocrita. Metapelmatidae Neanastatidae Eupelmidae families. Eopelma an described new: Cecidellinae (in Pirenidae), Enoggerinae ( Chalcidoidea), Erixestinae Pteromalidae), Eusandalinae Eupelmidae), Neapterolelapinae Solenurinae Lyciscidae), Trisecodinae Systasidae), Diconocarini Miscogastrinae), Trigonoderopsini Colotrechninae). A complete generic discussed taxa provided.