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Agathidinae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Braconidae
- Collections
- UCSB, NHMO
- Recorded in
- United States, Norway
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Braconidae
- Image
- Agathidinae sp.jpg
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- Agathidinae
- taxon name
- Agathidinae
- taxon rank
- subfamily
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Description
- Distribution
- Biology
- Taxonomy and phylogeny
- Relationship with humans
- Genera
- Tribe [[Agathidini]] <small>Haliday, 1833</small>
- Tribe [[Agathirsini]] <small>Sharkey, 2017</small>
- Tribe [[Cremnoptini]] <small>Sharkey, 1992</small>
- Tribe [[Disophrini]] <small>Sharkey, 1992</small>
- Tribe [[Earinini]] <small>Sharkey, 1992</small>
- Tribe [[Lytopylini]] <small>Sharkey, 2017</small>
- Tribe [[Mesocoelini]] <small>Achterberg, 1990</small>
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Agathidinae is a subfamily of braconid parasitoid wasps. Some species have been used in biological control programs.
== Description == Agathidines are among the larger braconids, and diurnal members of this subfamily are often brightly patterned. They belong to the noncyclostome group. Several genera, such as Agathis, Cremnops and Disophrys, are characterized by elongate genae.
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