Macrocentrinae
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| Macrocentrinae | |
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| File:Braconid Wasp - Macrocentrinae subfamily, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, Maryland.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Subfamily: | Macrocentrinae Förster, 1863 |
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Aulacocentrum | |
The Macrocentrinae are a subfamily of braconid parasitic wasps. Several species have been used in biological control programs.[1]
Description and distribution
[edit | edit source]Macrocentrines are relatively large braconids, recognizable by the presence of small teeth on the trochantellus. Many have pale coloration and nocturnal habits. They belong to the noncyclostome group.[1]
They are found worldwide.
Biology
[edit | edit source]Macrocentrines include solitary and gregarious koinobiont endoparasitoids of caterpillars.
References
[edit | edit source]External links
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