The Acampsohelconinae are a
subfamily of
braconid
The Braconidae are a family of parasitoid wasps. After the closely related Ichneumonidae, braconids make up the second-largest family in the order Hymenoptera, with about 17,000 recognized species and many thousands more undescribed. One analysis ...
parasitoid wasps
Parasitoid wasps are a large group of hymenopteran superfamilies, with all but the wood wasps (Orussoidea) being in the wasp-waisted Apocrita. As parasitoids, they lay their eggs on or in the bodies of other arthropods, sooner or later causi ...
. Extant members of this subfamily were previously included in the
Helconinae,
Blacinae, or
Sigalphinae.
The four genera included are †''
Acampsohelcon'', ''
Afrocampsis'', ''
Canalicephalus'', and ''
Urosigalphus''.
Description and distribution
Acampsohelconinae are non-
cyclostome braconids with a
carapace covering the
metasoma
The metasoma is the posterior part of the body, or tagma, of arthropods whose body is composed of three parts, the other two being the prosoma and the mesosoma. In insects, it contains most of the digestive tract, respiratory system, and circul ...
. The outer hind
tarsal claw
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Terms A
Abdomen or opisthosoma: One of the two main body parts ...
s are modified and much larger than the
midtarsal claws.
''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.
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.
References
External links
Photos on BugGuideDNA barcodes at BOLD systems
Braconidae
Apocrita subfamilies
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