Metopiinae
| Metopiinae | |
|---|---|
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| Exochus prosopius | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Superfamily: | Ichneumonoidea |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Subfamily: | Metopiinae Förster , 1869 |
Metopiinae are a worldwide subfamily of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae. Metopiinae are koinobiont endoparasitoids of Lepidoptera. There are 26 extant genera. A bulging shield-like face is diagnostic for members of this subfamily, but many members lack this character.
List of Genera
- Acerataspis
- Bothromus
- Carria
- Chorinaeus
- Colpotrochia
- Cubus
- Drepanoctonus
- Exochus
- Forrestopius
- Hemimetopius
- Hypsicera
- Ischryocnemis
- Lapton
- Leurus
- Macromalon
- Metopius
- Periope
- Pseudometopius
- Sciron
- Scolomus (=Apolophus)
- Seticornuta
- Spudeaus
- Stethoncus
- Synosis
- Trieces
- Triclistus
References
- Townes, H.T. (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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