Ichneutinae Explained

The Ichneutinae are a subfamily of braconid parasitoid wasps.^[1]

Description and distribution

Ichneutines are small to medium-sized, non-cyclostome braconids. They lack an occipital carina (ridge on the back of the head).

They have a cosmopolitan distribution.^[2]

Biology

Ichneutines are all solitary, koinobionont parasitoids which oviposit into host eggs, but complete development once the host has become a larva. Members of the tribes Ichneutini and Proteropini attack sawfly larvae, especially in the families Argidae and Tenthredinidae. Members of Muesebeckiini target Lepidopteran leaf-miners.

External links

• Photos on BugGuide

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. 2017-12-05. 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. H.. Goulet. J.T.. Huber. 1993. Hymenoptera of the world: An identification guide to families.. English.