The Amicrocentrinae are a

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

of braconid parasitoid wasps. Members of this subfamily were previously included in the

Macrocentrinae The Macrocentrinae are a subfamily of braconid parasitic wasps. Several species have been used in biological control programs. Description and distribution Macrocentrines are relatively large braconids, recognizable by the presence of small ...

Description and distribution

Amicrocentrinae are relatively large yellow or brown non-

cyclostome Cyclostome is a biological term (from the Greek for "round mouth") used in a few different senses: * for the taxon Cyclostomi, which comprises the extant jawless fishes: the hagfish (Myxini) and the lampreys (Petromyzontidae). This was thought for a ...

braconids. This subfamily is found in Madagascar and continental Africa.

Biology

Some species within Amicrocentrinae are known to be parasitoids of large caterpillars which bore into plant stalks.

References

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DNA barcodes at BOLD systems
{{Ichneumonoidea-stub Braconidae Hymenoptera subfamilies