Helconinae is a subfamily of
braconid wasps in the family
Braconidae
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 ...
. This is a large subfamily with many changes to classification and included groups over the years. There are about 40 genera worldwide in this subfamily.
Genera
These three genera belong to the subfamily Helconinae:
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Eumacrocentrus''
Ashmead, 1900 c g b
* ''
Helcon''
Nees von Esenbeck, 1812 c g b
* ''
Wroughtonia''
Cameron, 1899 c g b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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Parasitic wasps
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