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Helconinae

of the Afrotropical Region

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera;  Superfamily: Ichneumonoidea; Family: Braconidae)

Classification

Afrohelcon van Achterberg, 1990

 

Aspicolpus Wesmael, 1838

Baeacis Förster, 1878

Diospilus Haliday, 1833

Eudiospilus Szépligeti, 1914

Flavihelcon van Achterberg, 1990

Parabaeacis Granger, 1949

Pseudohelcon Szépligeti, 1914

Repetiodiospilus Shenefelt,1970

Distribution

Worldwide.

Biology

Endoparasitoids (koinobiont) of Coleoptera larvae.

References

Haeselbarth, E. 1973. Die Blacus-arten europas und Zentral-Asiens (Hym., Braconidae). Veröffentlichungen der zoologischen Staats-sammlungen, München 16:69-170.

Mason,  W.R.M. 1974.A generic synopsis of Brachistini (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and recognition of the name Charman Haliday. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 76:235-246.

Shenefelt, R.D. 1969. Braconidae 1. Hybrizoninae, Euphorinae, Cosmophorinae, Neoneurinae, Macrocentrinae. Hymenopterorum Catalogus, Pars 4:1-176.

Shenefelt, R.D., 1970. Braconidae 2. Helconinae, Calyptinae, Mimagathidinae, Triaspinae. Hymenopterorum Catalogus, Pars 4:1-176.

van Achterberg, C. 1990. Revision of the subtribe Pseudohelconina nov. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Zoologische Mededelingen. 63(22): 283-308.

Credits

Photographs © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa).


Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

 

Citation: van Noort, S. 2024. WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the World. URL: www.waspweb.org (accessed on <day/month/year>).

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