Adeliini is a tribe of braconid wasps within the subfamily Cheloninae. Until 2016, Adeliini was classified as a separate subfamily, the Adeliinae.[1] They are small, stout-bodied braconids that parasitize the larvae of leaf-mining moths. Despite being widespread, they tend to be rare in entomological collections.[2]
| Adeliini | |
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| Paradelius sp. from Manitoba, Canada | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Subfamily: | Cheloninae |
| Tribe: | Adeliini Viereck, 1918 |
| Genera | |
Description and distribution
editLike all Chelonines, the first two (sometimes the first three or four) metasomal terga are fused, and terga six and seven lack spiracles. Features which define the Adeliini as a distinct tribe include apically reduced wing venation and less carapace-like metasomal terga.[2]
Adeliini species are distributed both in the Old and New World.[2]
Biology
editAdeliini are koinobiont endoparasitoids of leaf-mining moths in the family Nepticulidae, from which the adults emerge from the host cocoon.[2] Some species appear to mimic ants in behavior, and one species of Paradelius has been recorded emitting a formic acid-like odor when disturbed.[3]
References
edit- ^ Kittel, Rebecca N.; Austin, Andrew D.; Klopfstein, Seraina (August 2016). "Molecular and morphological phylogenetics of chelonine parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), with a critical assessment of divergence time estimations". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 101: 224–241. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.05.016. PMID 27179700.
- ^ a b c d Wharton, Robert A.; Marsh, Paul M.; Sharkey, Michael J. (1997). Manual of the New World Genera of the Family Braconidae (Hymenoptera). Washington DC: The International Society of Hymenopterists.
- ^ Whitfield, James B.; Whitfield, James B. (1988). "Two new species of Paradelius (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from North America with biological notes". The Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 64 (4): 313––319. Archived from the original on 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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