Cenocoeliinae
The Cenocoeliinae are a subfamily of braconid parasitoid wasps.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Subfamily: | Cenocoeliinae |
Description and distribution
Cenocoeliines are medium-sized braconids (3-11 mm long) with relatively large heads. The metasoma is attached high above the hind legs on the propodeum in contrast to other braconids, where the attachment is just above the hind coxa. They are non-cyclostome and females have long ovipositors. Their wings are often darkly colored.[1]
Cenocoeliinae have a worldwide distribution, but have been only rarely found in the Afrotropical region. Most species are described from the Nearctic, but many undescribed species have been found in Neotropical regions.[1]
Biology
Little is known about Cenocoeliinae biology, but records so far indicate they are koinoboint endoparasitoids of beetle larvae feeding within plants. Hosts include members of Cerambycidae, Curculionidae, Buprestidae, and Scolytinae.[2]
Genera
Genera placed here include:
- Aulacodes Cresson, 1865(homonym of Aulacodes Guenee, 1854, a genus of moths)
- Capitonius
- Cenocoelius
- Evaniomorpha
- Lestricus
- Rattana
- Ussurohelcon
References
- Wharton, Robert A.; Marsh, Paul M.; Sharkey, Michael J. (1997). Manual of the New World Genera of the Family Braconidae (Hymenoptera) (PDF). Washington DC: The International Society of Hymenopterists. p. 69.
- R., Shaw, M. (1991). Classification and biology of braconid wasps (Hymenoptera:Braconidae). Huddleston, T., Royal Entomological Society of London. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. ISBN 0901546771. OCLC 24645285.
External links
- Photos on BugGuide
- [ww.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxon=cenocoeliinae&searchMenu=taxonomy&query=cenocoeliinae DNA barcodes at BOLD systems]