Eurytomidae, Torymidae, Ormyridae (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) collection of the I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine

Study Extent

The dataset contains the biodata of the superfamily Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae, Torymidae, Ormyridae) collection that is kept in the funds of I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine (SIZK_Eurytomidae, Torymidae, Ormyridae). All specimens in the dataset are pinned imago (adults). Collection of SIZK_Eurytomidae, Torymidae, Ormyridae covers the territory of Western Ukraine (Carpathian Mountains), Northern and Central Ukraine, Eastern and Southern Ukraine), including various natural reservations in forestry, forest-steppe and steppe natural regions of Ukraine. Identification of all species in the dataset was verified by comparison with the voucher specimens (both type and non-type) and confirmed by the leading taxonomists on different families of Chalcidoidea.

Sampling

Chalcid wasps (Chalcidoidea) are small size of body (mostly length of imago from 0,3 mm to 6,0 mm without ovipositor length). Their larvae usually are developing as ecto- or endoparasitoids, koino- or idiobionts, gregarious or solitary parasitoids, and in some cases, larvae are phytophagous in seeds, fruits, stems, leaves and galls of different plants. Chalcid wasps can be found in all terrestrial habitat types, including forests, shrubs, forestry-steppe, and steppe landscapes, as well as near semi-aquatic and even aquatic habitats. The material was collected in a number of expeditions carried out during the field seasons of the years 1899–2017 by many entomologists. Adults of chalcid wasps were collected with a sweeping net, Malaise and Moericke traps. Collected in traps parasitoids are stored in 2.0-50.0 ml vials containing 96 % ethanol. During preparation in the laboratory, the specimens were dried and then pinned directly or glued on paper triangles with further pinning. Extensive material of chalcid wasps was received by the method of individual rearing from host insects and host plants. For identification, specimens were studied with MBS-10 and Leica MS microscopes. All of the material is kept in the funds of I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv (SIZK) as a part of Hymenoptera collection containing the specimens collected in all parts of the world.

Quality Control

We were using the OpenRefine (https://openrefine.org/) for checking the data quality and GBIF species matching tool (https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup) for the taxonomic checking opensource software.

Method steps

1. Selection of the sites
2. Collection of material in the field
3. Specimen mounting
4. Specimen identification
5. Cataloging identified specimens and dataset preparation
6. Data checking and cleaning
7. Publication biodata on the GBIF

The dataset covers only the species range of the Eurytomidae, Torymiae, Ormyridae families.

1. Animalia
   rank: kingdom
2. Arthropoda
   rank: phylum
3. Insecta
   rank: class
4. Hymenoptera
   rank: order
5. Eurytomidae
   rank: family
6. Torymidae
   rank: family
7. Ormyridae
   rank: family

The dataset covers the territory of the Ukraine.