Sigalphinae
Subfamily of wasps
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Sigalphinae is a subfamily of braconid wasps,[1] containing 8 genera and less than 50 described species.[2]
| Sigalphinae | |
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| Sigalphus bicolor from Warren County, Virginia, USA | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigalphinae Blanchard, 1845 |
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Description
Species in the subfamily Sigalphinae are rare but have a worldwide distribution. They can be distinguished from other subfamilies of Braconidae by the combination of the hindwing with vein CUb present, the forewing with vein M + CU tubular and second submarginal cell longer than wide, the petiole with a pair of longitudinal carinae, and a metasoma that is not laterally compressed.[1]
All species with known hosts are koinobiont endoparasitoids which attack larval Lepidoptera from the families Noctuidae (most species) and Geometridae (Minanga patriciamadrigalae).[2]
Genera
The following are the currently accepted genera placed in Sigalphinae:[2]
- Acampsis Wesmael, 1835
- Aposigalphus van Achterberg & Austin, 1992[3]
- Malasigalphus van Achterberg & Austin, 1992[3]
- Minanga Cameron, 1906
- Notosigalphus van Achterberg & Austin, 1992[3]
- Paphanus van Achterberg & Riedel, 2009
- Pselaphanus Szépligeti, 1902
- Sigalphus Latreille, 1802