The Homolobinae are a subfamily of braconid parasitoid wasps.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Subfamily: | Homolobinae |
Taxonomy and phylogeny
editThe subfamily Charmontinae was previously included within Homolobinae as the tribe Charmontini.[1]
Description and identification
editHomolobines are relatively large braconids, often resembling species of Macrocentrinae. They have non-cyclostome mouth parts. Many are pale in coloration with large eyes and long tibial spurs on the hind leg. They can be separated from macrocentrines by the presence of an occipital carina, which is a ridge along the back of the head.
Biology
editHomolobines are koinobiont endoparasitoids of caterpillars. Females lay a single egg on each host. Most recorded hosts are in the families Noctuidae and Geometridae. Most species of Homolobinae are nocturnal.[2]
Genera
editThere are 3 genera of Homolobinae, which are arranged as follows:[3]
Tribe Homolobini van Achterberg, 1979
edit- Exasticolus van Achterberg, 1979
- Homolobus Förster, 1863
Westwoodiellini van Achterberg, 1992
edit- Westwoodiella Szépligeti, 1904
References
edit- ^ Sharanowski BJ, Dowling APG, Sharkey MJ. 2011. Molecular phylogenetics of Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea), based on multiple nuclear genes, and implications for classification. Systematic Entomology 36: 549-572.
- ^ Wharton, Robert A.; Marsh, Paul M.; Sharkey, Michael J. (1997). Manual of the New World Genera of the Family Braconidae (Hymenoptera) (PDF). Washington DC: The International Society of Hymenopterists. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- ^ Gadallah, Neveen Samy; Ghahari, Hassan; Quicke, Donald L.J.; Sharkey, Michael J.; Shaw, Scott Richard (2022). "17. Subfamily Homolobinae van Achterberg, 1979". In Gadallah, Neveen Samy; Ghahari, Hassan; Shaw, Scott Richard (eds.). Braconidae of the Middle East (Hymenoptera) Taxonomy, Distribution, Biology, and Biocontrol Benefits of Parasitoid Wasps. Elsevier Science. p. 360-363. doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-96099-1.00010-8.