Euphorinae Explained

The Euphorinae are a large subfamily of Braconidae parasitoid wasps. Some species have been used for biological pest control. They are sister group to the Meteorinae.

Description and distribution

Euphorines are small, usually dark colored wasps. They are non-cyclostomes. Euphorines are found worldwide.^[1]

Biology

Euphorines are solitary or rarely gregarious koinobiont endoparasitoids. Unlike most other parasitoid wasps, Euphorinae have a broad host range and attack adult insects or nymphs of hemimetabolous insects.

Wasps of the tribe Dinocampini parasitize adult beetles.^[2] Its four genera are Dinocampus Foerster, Ropalophorous Curtis, Centistina Enderlein, and Betelgeuse.^[2]

Tribes

Representative tribes of Euphorinae are Centistini, Cosmophorini, Cryptoxilonini, Dinocampini, Euphorini, Helorimorphini, Meteorini, Myiocephalini, Oncometeorini, Perilitini, Proclithrophorini, Syntretini, and Tainitermini.

Genera

These 36 genera belong to the subfamily Euphorinae:

• Allurus Förster, 1862

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• Aridelus Marshall, 1887

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• Bracteodes De Saeger, 1946

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• Centistes Haliday, 1835

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• Centistina Enderlein, 1912

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• Chrysopophthorus Goidanich, 1948

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• Cosmophorus Ratzeburg, 1848

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• Cryptoxilos Viereck, 1911

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• Dinocampus Förster, 1862

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• Eadya Huddleston & Short, 1978

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• Ecclitura Kokujev, 1902

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• Elasmosoma Ruthe, 1858

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• Euphoriella Ashmead, 1900

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• Euphorus Nees, 1834

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• Kollasmosoma van Achterberg & Argaman, 1993

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• Leiophron Nees von Esenbeck, 1818

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• Marshiella Shaw, 1985

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• Meteorus Haliday, 1835

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• Microctonus Wesmael, 1835

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• Myiocephalus Marshall, 1897

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• Neoneurus Haliday, 1838

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• Perilitus Nees von Esenbeck, 1818

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• Peristenus Foerster, 1862

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• Proclithrophorus Tobias & Belokobylskij, 1981

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• Pygostolus Haliday

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• Rilipertus Haeselbarth, 1996

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• Ropalophorus Curtis, 1837

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• Spathicopis van Achterberg, 1977

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• Stenothremma Shaw, 1984

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• Streblocera Westwood, 1833

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• Syntretellus De Saeger, 1946

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• Syntretoriana Parrott, 1953

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• Syntretus Förster, 1862

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• Townesilitus Haeselbarth & Loan, 1983

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• Wesmaelia Förster, 1862

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• Zele Curtis, 1832

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

External links

• Photos on BugGuide
• DNA barcodes at BOLD systems

Notes and References

1. Book: Wharton, Robert A.. Manual of the New World Genera of the Family Braconidae (Hymenoptera). Marsh. Paul M.. Sharkey. Michael J.. The International Society of Hymenopterists. 1997. Washington DC. 69. 2017-07-13. 2023-08-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20230803082239/https://www.sharkeylab.org/sharkeylab/docs/posts/web/Manual%20of%20the%20New%20World%20Genera%20of%20Braconidae.pdf. dead.
2. Shaw. Scott Richard. A new Mexican genus and species of Dinocampini with serrate antennae (Hymenoptera; Braconidae; Euphorinae).. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 1988. 95. 289–298. 23 June 2011. 10.1155/1988/98545 . free.