Microgastrinae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ichneumonoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Ichneumonoidea

Familia: Braconidae
Subfamilia: Microgastrinae
Genera: Agupta – Alloplitis – Alphomelon – Apanteles – Austinicotesia – Austrocotesia – Beyarslania – Billmasonius – Buluka – Carlmuesebeckius – Chaoa – Choeras – Clarkinella – Cotesia – Cuneogaster – †Dacnusites – Dasylagon – Deuterixys – Diolcogaster – Distatrix – Dodogaster – Dolichogenidea – †Eocardiochiles – Eripnopelta – Exix – Exulonyx – Fornicia – Gilbertnixonius – Glyptapanteles – Hygroplitis – Hypomicrogaster – Iconella – Illidops – Janhalacaste – Jenopappius – Jimwhitfieldius – Keylimepie – Kiwigaster – Kotenkosius – Larissimus – Lathrapanteles – Mariapanteles – Markshawius – Microgaster – Microplitis – Miropotes – Napamus – Neoclarkinella – Nyereria – Ohenri – †Palaeomicrogaster – Papanteles – Parapanteles – Parenion – Paroplitis – Pelicope – Philoplitis – Pholetesor – Prasmodon – Promicrogaster – Protapanteles – Protomicroplitis – Pseudapanteles – Pseudofornicia – Pseudovenanides – Qrocodiledundee – Rasivalva – Rhygoplitis – Sathon – Semionis – Sendaphne – Shireplitis – Silvaspinosus – Snellenius – Tobleronius – Ungunicus – Venanides – Venanus – Wilkinsonellus – Xanthapanteles – Xanthomicrogaster – Ypsilonigaster – Zachterbergius

In synonymy: Cecidobracon – Exoryza – Holcapanteles

Name

Microgastrinae Foerster, 1862

Type genus: Microplitis Foerster, 1862.

References

Primary references

Foerster, A. 1862. Synopsis der Familien und Gattungen der Braconen. Verhandlungen des naturhistorischen Vereines der preussischen Rheinlande und Westphalens 19: 225–288. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

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