Macrocentrinae
Subfamily of wasps
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The Macrocentrinae are a subfamily of braconid parasitic wasps. Several species have been used in biological control programs.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Subfamily: | Macrocentrinae Förster, 1863 |
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Aulacocentrum | |
Description and distribution
Macrocentrines are relatively large braconids, recognizable by the presence of small teeth on the trochantellus. Many have pale coloration and nocturnal habits. They belong to the noncyclostome group.[1]
They are found worldwide.
Biology
Macrocentrines include solitary and gregarious koinobiont endoparasitoids of caterpillars.
