Economically and Ecologically, Chalcidoidea are among the most important insects. More than 19,000 names are available but more than 100,000 species are thought to exist. We have a strong working group on the systematics of Chalcidoidea, with two faculty members (John Heraty and John Pinto), a principle museum scientist (Serguei Triapitsyn), a senior museum scientist (Doug Yanega), and five graduate students (Roger Burks, James Munro, Albert Owen, Johan Liljeblad, and Matt Buffington [for now, eucoilids are honorary chalcidoids]). Various research projects are underway as indicated below.