Chalcidoidea Links 

Universal Chalcidoidea Database Noyes, J.S. 2007. The Universal Chalcidoidea Database currently contains original citations for all 31,000 taxonomic names made available within the Chalcidoidea. It also includes a comprehensive list of the various generic combinations and misspellings that have been used in the literature. In all nearly 50,000 different combinations and spellings are recorded. All names are supported by a citation of the published source from where they were obtained as are all taxonomic and nomenclatural acts noted within the database. Also included are over 120,000 host/associate records (including associations with food plants of the hosts) and more than 140,000 distribution records. The latter can be used to provide regional lists of Chalcidoidea.

About Chalcidoidea Gibson, G.A.P. 2004. A comprehesive review of the superfamily and major links to important information.

About Chalcidoidea Grissell, E.E., M. Schauff, M. and Gates, M. 2001. A comprehesive review of the superfamily, major links to important information and an online version of the Handbook of Chalcidoidea.

Chalcid Forum (Newsletter, USDA-SEL)

Collecting Chalcidoidea Gates, M. and Kim, J.-W. 2003 (USDA-SEL)

Glossary of morphology of Chalcidoidea Gibson, G.A.P. 1999 (ECORC, Ottawa)

Encarsia of Australia Schmidt, S. 2001. Slide mounting techniques.

Encarsia of the World (pdf catalogue) Heraty, J.M. and Woolley, J.B. (2002).

Illustrated key to the native and introduced chalcidoid parasitoids of filth flies in America north of Mexico (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) [electronic pdf key] Gibson, G.A.P. This is far more than just a key, this is a thorough introduction to character discovery, optimal viewing of specimens and an excellent key structure. 

Key to the Nearctic genera of Eulophidae Burks, R. 2003. Most current resource for identification of North American eulophid genera for all subfamilies except Tetrastichinae.

Aphytis Collection at UC Riverside Heraty, J.M., Pinto, J.P, Triapitsyn, S. and George, J. 1999.