Balcha (wasp)
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| 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 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 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]
