Balcha (wasp)
Genus of wasps
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Balcha is a genus of chalcid wasps in the family Eupelmidae. There are about 16 described species in Balcha.[1][2][3][4] They are parasitoids of xylophagous (wood-boring) beetles.[5]
| Balcha | |
|---|---|
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| Balcha indica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Eupelmidae |
| Subfamily: | Calosotinae |
| Genus: | Balcha Walker, 1862 |
Balcha species are found in the Old World (Afrotropical, Australasian, Oriental and Palearctic realms). B. indica has been found in North America, probably as a result of accidental introduction.[5]
Species
These 16 species belong to the genus Balcha:
- Balcha anemeta (Walker, 1846) c g
- Balcha camptogastra Gibson, 2005 c g
- Balcha cylindrica Walker, 1862 c g
- Balcha dictyota Gibson, 2005 c g
- Balcha elegans (Masi, 1927) c g
- Balcha enoptra Gibson, 2005 c g
- Balcha eximia (Masi, 1927) c g
- Balcha eximiassita Gibson, 2005 c g
- Balcha indica (Mani & Kaul, 1973) c g b
- Balcha laciniosa Gibson, 2005 c g
- Balcha levicollis (Cameron, 1908) c g
- Balcha punctiscutum Gibson, 2005 c g
- Balcha reburra Gibson, 2005 c g
- Balcha reticulata (Nikol'skaya, 1952) c g
- Balcha reticulifrons Gibson, 2005 c g
- Balcha splendida (Girault, 1927) c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[6] g = GBIF,[2] b = Bugguide.net[3]
