Macrocentrinae
Sign in to saveThe Macrocentrinae are a subfamily of braconid parasitic wasps. Several species have been used in biological control programs.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 10
- Family
- Braconidae
- Collections
- UCSB, NHMO
- Recorded in
- United States, Norway
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Braconidae
- Image
- Braconid Wasp - Macrocentrinae subfamily, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, Maryland.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- taxon rank
- subfamily
- taxon name
- Macrocentrinae
- Commons category
- Macrocentrinae
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Description and distribution
- Biology
- References
- External links
The Macrocentrinae are a subfamily of braconid parasitic wasps. Several species have been used in biological control programs.
== Description and distribution == 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Macrocentrinae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.