Mesochorinae

Mesochorinae is a worldwide subfamily of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae.

Mesochorinae are koinobiont hyperparasitoids of ectoparasitic or endoparasitic Ichneumonoidea, and, less frequently, of Tachinidae (Diptera). There are 10 genera.

Genera

These genera belong to the subfamily Mesochorinae:

• Artherola <small>Wahl, 1993</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Astiphromma <small>Förster, 1869</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g b}</span>
• Chineater <small>Wahl, 1993</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Cidaphus <small>Förster, 1869</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g b}</span>
• Latilumbus <small>Townes, 1971</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Lepidura <small>Townes, 1971</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Mesochorus <small>Gravenhorst, 1829</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g b}</span>
• Planochorus <small>Schwenke, 2004</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Thamester <small>Wahl, 1993</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Varnado <small>Wahl, 1993</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>

<small>Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net</small>

References

• Townes, H.K. (1971): Genera of Ichneumonidae, Part 4 (Cremastinae, Phrudinae, Tersilochinae, Ophioninae, Mesochorinae, Metopiinae, Anomalinae, Acaenitinae, Microleptinae, Orthopelmatinae, Collyriinae, Orthocentrinae, Diplazontinae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 17: 1–372.

External links

• Diagnostic characters
• Waspweb