Labeninae
| Labeninae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Superfamily: | Ichneumonoidea |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeninae Ashmead,1900 |
Labeninae is a worldwide subfamily of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae
Labeninae species are idiobiont endoparasitoids of Coleoptera larvae in plant tissue. Members of the tribe Groteini parasitize solitary bees and members of the tribe Brachycyrtini parasitize Chrysopidae and Araneae egg sacs. Species of Poecilocryptus are phytophagous, feeding on gall tissues. There are 14 genera.
References
- Townes, H.T. (1969) Genera of Ichneumonidae, Part 1 (Ephialtinae, Tryphoninae, Labiinae (=Labeninae), Adelognathinae, Xoridinae, Agriotypinae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 11: 1-300.
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