Study of the importance of the Chalcididae Family in agriculture (Insecta: Hymenoptera)

Chalcidids of economic importance are associated with palm trees in Tropical America, since about 19 species of the family are associated with palm trees, a remarkable number. The parasitoids of this family are phytophagous insects, which are mainly Lepidoptera and Hispinae beetles, which attack the leaves of palm trees The objective of this mini review is to describe the economic importance of the Chalcididae Family. With emphasis on conceptual and taxonomic aspects was carried out in the years 1979 to 2021. Only complete articles published in scientific journals and expanded abstracts presented at national and international scientific events. Data were also obtained from platforms such as: Scielo Frontiers, Qeios, Pubmed, Biological Abstract, Publons, Dialnet, World, Wide Science, Springer, RefSeek, Microsoft Academic and Science.