Sigalphinae is a subfamily of braconid wasps,[1] containing 8 genera and less than 50 described species.[2]
| Sigalphinae | |
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| Sigalphus bicolor from Warren County, Virginia, USA | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigalphinae Blanchard, 1845 |
| Genera | |
Description
editWhile rare, they have a worldwide distribution. Sigalphinae can be distinguished from other subfamilies of Braconidae by the combination of the hindwing with vein CUb present, the forewing with vein M + CU tubular and second submarginal cell longer than wide, the petiole with a pair of longitudinal carinae, and a metasoma that is not laterally compressed.[1]
All species with known hosts are koinobiont endoparasitoids which attack larval Lepidoptera from the families Noctuidae (most species) and Geometridae (Minanga patriciamadrigalae).[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Wharton, Robert; Marsh, Paul; Sharkey, Michael (1997). Manual Of The New World Genera Of The Family Braconidae (Hymenoptera). Washington DC: The International Society of Hymenopterists. ISBN 978-0692944820.
- ^ a b Sharkey, Michael J.; Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria; Smith, M. Alex; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel (2019). "Synopsis of New World Sigalphinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) with the description of two new species and a key to genera". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 68: 1–11. doi:10.3897/jhr.68.30131. ISSN 1314-2607.