''Balcha'' is a genus of

chalcid wasp Chalcid wasps (, , for their metallic colour) are insects within the superfamily Chalcidoidea, part of the order Hymenoptera. The superfamily contains some 22,500 known species, and an estimated total diversity of more than 500,000 species, me ...

s in the family

Eupelmidae Eupelmidae is a family of parasitic wasps in the superfamily Chalcidoidea. The group is apparently polyphyletic, though the different subfamilies may each be monophyletic, and may be elevated to family status in the near future. As presently defi ...

. There are about 16 described species in ''Balcha''.

Species

These 16 species belong to the genus ''Balcha'': * '' Balcha anemeta'' (Walker, 1846)^{c g} * '' Balcha camptogastra'' Gibson, 2005^{c g} * '' Balcha cylindrica'' Walker, 1862^{c g} * '' Balcha dictyota'' Gibson, 2005^{c g} * '' Balcha elegans'' (Masi, 1927)^{c g} * '' Balcha enoptra'' Gibson, 2005^{c g} * '' Balcha eximia'' (Masi, 1927)^{c g} * '' Balcha eximiassita'' Gibson, 2005^{c g} * '' Balcha indica'' (Mani & Kaul, 1973)^{c g b} * '' Balcha laciniosa'' Gibson, 2005^{c g} * '' Balcha levicollis'' (Cameron, 1908)^{c g} * '' Balcha punctiscutum'' Gibson, 2005^{c g} * '' Balcha reburra'' Gibson, 2005^{c g} * '' Balcha reticulata'' (Nikol'skaya, 1952)^{c g} * '' Balcha reticulifrons'' Gibson, 2005^{c g} * '' Balcha splendida'' (Girault, 1927)^{c g} Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

Eupelmidae {{chalcidoidea-stub