Anomaloninae


Anomaloninae is a subfamily of parasitoid wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. Several species provide beneficial services to humans by attacking forest or orchard pests.

Description and distribution

Species of Anomaloninae are slender, range in size from small to large, and are usually black or brownish in color. Yellow markings on the face and legs are common. One of the most distinguishing characteristics of this subfamily is the highly reticulated propodeum.
Species are found worldwide.

Biology and behavior

Anomalonines are koinobiont endoparasitoids of Lepidoptera or Coleoptera. Eggs are laid by females into the larval host, but the host is allowed to continue development to the pupal stage. Adult wasps emerge from the host pupa.
They are found in nearly all forested habitats, and unlike most other groups of ichneumonids, are also fairly common in dry habitats.
Anomalonines fly slowly in a characteristic pose, with the metasoma elevated, antennae outstretched, and legs held out behind them.

Genera

Sources:Agrypon Forster, 1860 c g bAnomalon Panzer, 1803 c g bAphanistes Forster, 1869 c g bAtrometoides Fahringer, 1922 c gAtrometus Förster, 1869 c gAubertiana Viktorov, 1970 c gBarylypa Forster, 1869 c g bBimentum Townes, 1971 c gBrachynervus Uchida, 1955 c gCalcaneum Townes, 1971 c gCastrosion Gauld & Bradshaw, 1997 c gCechenodes Townes, 1971 c gClathaCameron, 1905 cClypeocampulum Gauld, 1976 c gCorsoncus Townes, 1971 c gElaticarina Sheng, 2012Encardia Tosquinet, 1896 c gErigorgus Förster, 1869 c g bGravenhorstia Boie, 1836 c gHabrocampulum Gauld, 1976 c gHabronyx Foerster, 1868 c gHelenanomalon Broad, 2014Heteropelma Wesmael, 1849 c gIndagrypon Nikam, 1982 c gKokujewiella Shestakov, 1926 c gLiopterna Townes, 1971 c gMetoa Townes, 1971 c gNeohabronyx Dasch, 1984 c gOphionellus Westwood, 1874 c g bOphiopterus Brulle, 1846 c g bParania Morley, 1913 c gPerisphincter Townes, 1961 c gPhaenolabrorychus Viereck, 1913 c gPodogaster Brullé, 1846 c gPorizonopteron Meier, 1931 c gPseudagrypon Lee & Kim, 1984 c gPseudanomalon Szépligeti, 1905 c gRibasia Ceballos, 1920 c gSphaeromanus Aubert, 1979 c gSpolas Townes, 1961 c gStangepelma Porter, 1977 c gTherion Curtis, 1829 c g bTrichomma Wesmael, 1849 c g bVernamalon Gauld, 1976 c g
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net