The Cenocoeliinae are a subfamily of braconid parasitoid wasps.[1]

Cenocoeliinae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Braconidae
Subfamily: Cenocoeliinae
Szépligeti, 1901

Description and distribution

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Cenocoeliines are medium-sized braconids (3-11 mm long) with relatively large heads. The metasoma is attached high above the hind legs on the propodeum in contrast to other braconids, where the attachment is just above the hind coxa. They are non-cyclostome and females have long ovipositors. Their wings are often darkly colored.[1]

Cenocoeliinae have a worldwide distribution, but have been only rarely found in the Afrotropical region. Most species are described from the Nearctic, but many undescribed species have been found in Neotropical regions.[1]

Biology

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Little is known about Cenocoeliinae biology, but records so far indicate they are koinobiont endoparasitoids of beetle larvae feeding within plants. Hosts include members of Cerambycidae, Curculionidae, Buprestidae, and Scolytinae.[2]

Genera

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Genera placed here include:

Tribe Cenocoeliini Szépligeti, 1901

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Tribe Ussurohelconini van Achterberg, 1994

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Wharton, Robert A.; Marsh, Paul M.; Sharkey, Michael J. (1997). Manual of the New World Genera of the Family Braconidae (Hymenoptera) (PDF). Washington DC: The International Society of Hymenopterists. p. 69.
  2. ^ Shaw, M.R.; Huddleston, T. (1991). Classification and biology of braconid wasps (Hymenoptera:Braconidae). Huddleston, T., Royal Entomological Society of London. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. ISBN 0901546771. OCLC 24645285.
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