Acampsohelconinae

The Acampsohelconinae are a subfamily of braconid parasitoid wasps. Extant members of this subfamily were previously included in the Helconinae, Blacinae, or Sigalphinae.[1][2] The four genera included are †Acampsohelcon, Afrocampsis, Canalicephalus, and Urosigalphus.[1]

Acampsohelconinae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Braconidae
Subfamily: Acampsohelconinae
Tobias, 1987
Tribes
  • Acampsohelconini
  • Afrocampsini
  • Urosigalphini

Description and distribution

Acampsohelconinae are non-cyclostome braconids with a carapace covering the metasoma. The outer hind tarsal claws are modified and much larger than the midtarsal claws.[1]

Canalicephalus has an Indo-Australian distribution, Afrocampsis has an Afrotropical distribution, and Urosigalphus is found mostly in the New World with one species found in Japan.[1][3]

Biology

Hosts and habits of most Acampsohelconinae are unknown, but members of Urosigalphus are parasitoids of seed feeding beetle grubs in the Bruchidae and Curculionidae.[2]

References
  1. van Achterberg, C. (2002). "Revision of the genus Canalicephalus Gibson and the recognition of the Acampsohelconinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) as extant". Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden. 76: 347–370.
  2. Wharton, Robert A.; Marsh, Paul M.; Sharkey, Michael J. (1997). Manual of the New World Genera of the Family Braconidae (Hymenoptera) (PDF). Washington DC: The International Society of Hymenopterists. p. 69.
  3. VAN ACHTERBERG, C; QUICKE, D. L. J. (1990). "Afrocampsis, a new genus belonging to the Sigalphinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the afrotropical region". Afrocampsis, A New Genus Belonging to the Sigalphinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the Afrotropical Region. 64 (7–14): 155–160. ISSN 0024-0672.
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