Sigalphinae


Sigalphinae is a subfamily of braconid wasps, containing 8 genera and less than 50 described species.

Description

Species in the subfamily Sigalphinae are rare but have a worldwide distribution. They can be distinguished from other subfamilies of Braconidae by the combination of the hindwing with vein CUb present, the forewing with vein M + CU tubular and second submarginal cell longer than wide, the petiole with a pair of longitudinal carinae, and a metasoma that is not laterally compressed.
All species with known hosts are koinobiont endoparasitoids which attack larval Lepidoptera from the families Noctuidae and Geometridae.

Genera

The following are the currently accepted genera placed in Sigalphinae:Acampsis Wesmael, 1835Aposigalphus van Achterberg & Austin, 1992Malasigalphus van Achterberg & Austin, 1992Minanga Cameron, 1906Notosigalphus van Achterberg & Austin, 1992Paphanus van Achterberg & Riedel, 2009Pselaphanus Szépligeti, 1902Sigalphus Latreille, 1802