Mesochorinae

Mesochorinae is a worldwide subfamily of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae.

Mesochorinae
Astiphromma sericans illustration from British Entomology
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Subfamily: Mesochorinae
Förster, 1869

Mesochorinae are koinobiont hyperparasitoids of ectoparasitic or endoparasitic Ichneumonoidea, and, less frequently, of Tachinidae (Diptera). There are 10 genera.

Genera

These genera belong to the subfamily Mesochorinae:[1][2]

  • Artherola Wahl, 1993 c g
  • Astiphromma Förster, 1869 c g b
  • Chineater Wahl, 1993 c g
  • Cidaphus Förster, 1869 c g b
  • Latilumbus Townes, 1971 c g
  • Lepidura Townes, 1971 c g
  • Mesochorus Gravenhorst, 1829 c g b
  • Planochorus Schwenke, 2004 c g
  • Thamester Wahl, 1993 c g
  • Varnado Wahl, 1993 c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[6]

References
  1. "Synoptic Lists of World Genera and Family-group Names". American Entomological Institute, Genera Ichneumonorum Nearcticae. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  2. Carlson, Robert W. "Superfamily Ichneumonoidea, Discover Life". Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  3. "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  4. "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  5. "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  6. "Mesochorinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  • Townes, H.K. (1971): Genera of Ichneumonidae, Part 4 (Cremastinae, Phrudinae, Tersilochinae, Ophioninae, Mesochorinae, Metopiinae, Anomalinae, Acaenitinae, Microleptinae, Orthopelmatinae, Collyriinae, Orthocentrinae, Diplazontinae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 17: 1–372.


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