Campopleginae is one of the most commonly encountered subfamilies of Ichneumonidae and contains 65
genera. Many of the genera are poorly defined and difficult to identify. Campoplegines are small, slender, black and brown insects with a laterally compressed abdomen. The
clypeus is confluent with the rest of the face. Many species produce black and white cocoons.
Cocoon of a Campopleginae wasp and the empty skin of the caterpillar host
Biology
Campoplegines are
koinobiont endoparasitoids mainly of
Lepidoptera and
Symphyta but also of
Coleoptera and
Raphidiidae.[2] Most attack weakly concealed larval hosts in early
instars. Most species are solitary, but a few may be gregarious, with multiple parasitoid larvae emerging from the same host. Some members of this subfamily possess
polydna viruses which are injected into the host during oviposition.[3]
Genera
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These 67 genera belong to the subfamily Campopleginae:
Data sources: i = ITIS,[4] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[6] b = Bugguide.net[7]
References
^Quicke, Donald L. J. (2014). The Braconid and Ichneumonid parasitoid wasps : biology, systematics, evolution and ecology. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell. p. 432.
ISBN9781118907054.
OCLC903906295.
Townes, H.K. (1969): Genera of Ichneumonidae, Part 3 (Lycorininae, Banchinae, Scolobatinae, Porizontinae (=Campopleginae)). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 13: 1-307.