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Campopleginae
Sign in to saveCampopleginae 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.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,276
- With media
- 141
- Family
- Ichneumonidae
- Collections
- UAM, ASU, UCSB
- Recorded in
- United States, Guatemala
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- Ichneumonidae
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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.
== Description and diversity == 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. thumb|Cocoon of a Campopleginae wasp and the empty skin of the caterpillar host
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