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Mesochorinae

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Mesochorinae
Astiphromma sericans illustration from British Entomology
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Subfamily: Mesochorinae
Förster, 1869

Mesochorinae is a worldwide subfamily of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae.

Mesochorinae are koinobiont hyperparasitoids of ectoparasitic or endoparasitic Ichneumonoidea, and, less frequently, of Tachinidae (Diptera). There are 10 genera.

Mesochorinae

Genera

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These genera belong to the subfamily Mesochorinae:[1][2]

Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Synoptic Lists of World Genera and Family-group Names". American Entomological Institute, Genera Ichneumonorum Nearcticae. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  2. ^ Carlson, Robert W. "Superfamily Ichneumonoidea, Discover Life". Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  3. ^ "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  4. ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  5. ^ "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  6. ^ "Mesochorinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  • Townes, H.K. (1971): Genera of Ichneumonidae, Part 4 (Cremastinae, Phrudinae, Tersilochinae, Ophioninae, Mesochorinae, Metopiinae, Anomalinae, Acaenitinae, Microleptinae, Orthopelmatinae, Collyriinae, Orthocentrinae, Diplazontinae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 17: 1–372.
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