Campopleginae is a large subfamily of the parasitoid wasp family Ichneumonidae with a world-wide distribution. Species in this subfamily have been used in the biological control of the alfalfa weevil, clover weevil, various species of Heliothis, oriental army worm, European corn borer, larch sawfly, and others. [1]

Campopleginae
Female asleep on Lactuca serriola Zwakhals ID
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Subfamily: Campopleginae
Förster, 1869
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Description and diversity

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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

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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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Olesicampe
 
Dusona

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

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  1. ^ Quicke, Donald L. J. (2014). The Braconid and Ichneumonid parasitoid wasps : biology, systematics, evolution and ecology. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell. p. 432. ISBN 9781118907054. OCLC 903906295.
  2. ^ Quicke, Donald L. J. (2015-01-20). The Braconid and Ichneumonid Parasitoid Wasps: Biology, Systematics, Evolution and Ecology. John Wiley & Sons. p. 432. ISBN 978-1-118-90705-4.
  3. ^ Beckage, Nancy E.; Drezen, Jean-Michel, eds. (2011). Parasitoid Viruses Symbionts and Pathogens (1st ed.). Burlington: Elsevier Science. ISBN 978-0123848598.
  4. ^ "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  5. ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  6. ^ "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  7. ^ "Campopleginae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-13.

Further reading

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  • Townes, H.K. (1969): Genera of Ichneumonidae, Part 3 (Lycorininae, Banchinae, Scolobatinae, Porizontinae (=Campopleginae)). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 13: 1-307.
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