''Alcima'' is a genus of parasitoid
wasps
A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder. T ...
belonging to the family
Ichneumonidae
The Ichneumonidae, also known as the ichneumon wasps, Darwin wasps, or ichneumonids, are a family (biology), family of parasitoid wasps of the insect order Hymenoptera. They are one of the most diverse groups within the Hymenoptera with roughly 2 ...
and the subfamily
Campopleginae
Campopleginae is a large subfamily of the parasitoid wasp family Ichneumonidae with a world-wide distribution. Species in this subfamily have been used in the biological control of the alfalfa weevil, clover weevil, various species of ''Heliothis ...
.
The genus is known from the
Palearctic region.
Species
Three species are currently recognized.
* ''
Alcima dbari
''Alcima'' is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae and the subfamily Campopleginae
Campopleginae is a large subfamily of the parasitoid wasp family Ichneumonidae with a world-wide distribution. Species in this subf ...
''
Khalaim, 2007
* ''
Alcima orbitale''
(Gravenhorst, 1829)
* ''
Alcima pictor''
Aubert, 1971
References
Campopleginae
Ichneumonidae genera
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