Banchinae Explained

Banchinae is a subfamily of ichneumonid parasitoid wasps containing about 1,500 species; the genera Glypta and Lissonota are very large. The three tribes (Banchini, Glyptini and Atrophini) are all distributed worldwide.^{[1] [2]}

In older treatments, the Lycorininae, Neorhacodinae and Stilbopinae are often included in the Banchinae; newer works usually consider them separate families.^[3]

All banchines are koinobiont endoparasites of Lepidoptera. The Glyptini parasitise Tortricoidea. Atrophini parasitise a wider range of small moths. Species of Lissonota have long ovipositors able to reach deep wood-boring Lepidoptera such as Cossidae.^[4] Banchinae and Campopleginae are the only subfamilies of Ichneumonidae known to have polydnaviruses.^[5]

Most Banchinae have a stalked diamond-shaped areolet.^{[6] [7]} A lobe of the propodeum projects over the middle coxae. The propodeum has few ridges (carinae), and the face is described as goat-like.

Genera

These 47 genera belong to the subfamily Banchinae:

• Agathilla Westwood, 1882

^{c g b}

• Alloplasta Förster, 1869

^{c g}

• Amphirhachis Townes, 1969

^{c g}

• Apophua Morley, 1913

^{c g}

• Arenetra Holmgren, 1859

^{c g b}

• Atropha Kriechbaumer, 1894

^{c g}

• Australoglypta Gauld, 1977

^{c g}

• Banchopsis Rudow, 1886

^{c g}

• Banchus Fabricius, 1798

^{c g b}

• Brachychroa Townes & Townes, 1978

^{c g}

• Catadacus Townes, 1969

^{c g}

• Cecidopimpla Brèthes, 1920

^{c g}

• Cephaloglypta Obrtel, 1956

^{c g}

• Ceratogastra Ashmead, 1900

^{c g b}

• Cryptopimpla Taschenberg, 1863

^{c g b}

• Diradops Townes, 1946

^{c g b}

• Eudeleboea Blanchard, 1936

^g

• Exetastes Gravenhorst, 1829

^{c g b}

• Geraldus Fitton, 1987

^{c g}

• Glypta Gravenhorst, 1829

^{c g b}

• Glyptopimpla Morley, 1913

^{c g}

• Helotorus Townes, 1978

^{c g}

• Himertosoma Schmiedeknecht, 1900

^{c g}

• Isomeris Townes, 1969
• Leptobatopsis Ashmead, 1900

^{c g}

• Levibasis Townes, 1969

^{c g}

• Lissonota Gravenhorst, 1829

^{c g b}

• Lissonotidea Hellen, 1949

^{c g}

• Loxodocus Townes, 1969

^{c g}

• Mnioes Townes, 1946

^{c g}

• Neoexetastes Graf, 1984

^{c g}

• Odinophora Förster, 1869

^{c g}

• Philogalleria Cameron, 1912

^{c g}

• Rynchobanchus Kriechbaumer, 1894

^{c g}

• Sachtlebenia Townes, 1963

^{c g}

• Sjostedtiella Szépligeti, 1908

^{c g}

• Sphelodon Townes, 1966

^{c g b}

• Spilopimpla Cameron, 1904

^{c g}

• Stilbops Förster, 1869

^{c g}

• Syzeuctus Förster, 1869

^{c g}

• Teleutaea Förster, 1869

^{c g}

• Tetractenion Seyrig, 1932

^{c g}

• Tossinola Viktorov, 1958

^{c g}

• Tossinolodes Aubert, 1984

^{c g}

• Townesion Kasparyan, 1993

^{c g}

• Zaglyptomorpha Viereck, 1913

^{c g}

• Zygoglypta Momoi, 1965

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Other sources

• (1978): Les Ichneumonides ouest-palearctiques et leurs hotes 2. Banchinae et Suppl. aux Pimplinae ["The Western Palearctic ichneumon wasps and their hosts. 2. Banchinae and supplement to the Pimplinae"]. Laboratoire d'Evolution des Etres Organises, Paris & EDIFAT-OPIDA, Echauffour. [in French]
• (1969): Genera of Ichneumonidae, Part 3 (Lycorininae, Banchinae, Scolobatinae, Porizontinae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 13: 1-307.
• (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.
• (1978): Ichneumon-flies of America North of Mexico: 7. Subfamily Banchinae, tribes Lissonotini and Banchini. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 26: 1-614.
• (1999): Classification and Systematics of the Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera). Version of 1999-JUL-19. Retrieved 2008-JUN-18.

External links

• Diagnostic characters
• Waspweb

Notes and References

1. Townes & Townes (1978)
2. Brock. J.P.. The Banchine Wasps (Ichneumonidae: Banchinae) of the British Isles. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 2017. 7. Royal Entomological Society. 4. 1–150. 9781910159019.
3. Townes (1969, 1971), Townes & Townes (1978), Wahl (1999)
4. Aubert (1978), Townes & Townes (1978)
5. Lapointe. Renée. Tanaka. Kohjiro. Barney. Walter E.. Whitfield. James B.. Banks. Jonathan C.. Béliveau. Catherine. Stoltz. Don. Webb. Bruce A.. Cusson. Michel. 2007-06-15. Genomic and Morphological Features of a Banchine Polydnavirus: Comparison with Bracoviruses and Ichnoviruses. Journal of Virology. en. 81. 12. 6491–6501. 10.1128/jvi.02702-06. 0022-538X. 17428854. 1900126.
6. Web site: Ichneumonid diagnostics . 2023-05-12 . www.cedarcreek.umn.edu.
7. Book: Böcher, Jens . The Greenland Entomofauna: An Identification Manual of Insects, Spiders and their Allies . Kristensen (†) . N. P. . Pape . Thomas . Vilhelmsen . Lars . 2015-05-26 . BRILL . 978-90-04-26105-1 . 230 . en.