Agathidinae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Hymenopterida
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Subordo: Apocrita
Superfamilia: Ichneumonoidea

Familia: Braconidae
Subfamilia: Agathidinae
Tribus (4): Agathidini - Cremnoptini - Disophrini - Earinini
Source(s) of checklist:
Overview of genera (54)

Aerophilus – Agathacrista – Agathigma – Agathirsia – Agathis – Alabagrus – Amputoearinus – Aneurobracon – Aphelagathis – Asperagathis – Austroearinus – Baeognatha – Bassus – Biroia – Braunsia – Camptothlipsis – Chimaeragathis – Coccygidium – Coronagathis – Crassomicrodus – Cremnops – Cremnoptoides – Cymagathis – Disophrys – Earinus – Euagathis – Facilagathis – Gelastagathis – Gyragathis – Gyrochus – Hemiogaster – Hypsostypos – Ischnagathis – Labagathis – Leuroagathis – Liragathis – Lytopylus – Marjoriella – Mesocoelus – Neothlipsis – Pharpa – Plesiocoelus – Pneumagathis – Scabagathis – Sesioctonus – Therophilus – Trachagathis – Trochantagathis – Troticus – Xanthagathis – Zacremnops – Zamicrodus – Zelodia – Zelomorpha – Zosteragathis
Name

Agathidinae Haliday, 1833
Type genus: Agathis Latreille, 1804
Stem = Agathid-

Synonyms

Eumicrodinae Forster, 1862
Bassinae Forster, 1869
Mesocoelinae Viereck, 1918
Aneurobraconinae Fahringer, 1936
Cremnoptinae Sharkey, 1992 [tribe]
Disophrinae Sharkey, 1992 [tribe]
Earininae Sharkey, 1992 [tribe]

References

Haliday, A.H. 1833: An essay on the classification of the parasitic Hymenoptera of Britain, which correspond with the Ichneumones minuti of Linnaeus. Entomological magazine 1(3): 259–276. BHL Reference page.

Achterberg, C., van; Chen, X. 2004: Six new genera of Braconidae (Hymenoptera) from China. Zoologische mededelingen, 78: 77–100. ISSN: 0024-0672
Achterberg, C., van; Long, K.D. 2010: Revision of the Agathidinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of Vietnam, with the description of forty-two new species and three new genera. ZooKeys, 54: 1–184. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.54.475
Brajković, M.; Stanisavljević, L.; Nikolić, Z.; Ćurčić, S.B.; Živić, I.; Stojanović, D. 2010: Male genitalia of the species of the subfamily Agathidinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and their importance in taxonomy. Archives of biological sciences, 62(2): 455–467. DOI: 10.2298/ABS1002455B
Sharkey, M.J. 1992: Cladistics and tribal classification of the Agathidinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Journal of natural history, 26: 425–447. DOI: 10.1080/00222939200770251 PDF
Sharkey, M.J. 2004: Synopsis of the Agathidinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of America north of Mexico. Proceedings of the Russian Entomological Society, St. Petersburg, 75(1): 134–152. PDF
Sharkey, M. 2006: Two new genera of Agathidinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with a key to the genera of the New World. Zootaxa, 1185: 37–51. Abstract & excerpt PDF
Sharkey, M.J. & Chapman, E.G. 2015. The Nearctic genera of Agathidinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with a phylogenetic analysis, illustrated generic key, and the description of three new genera. Zootaxa 4000(1): 49–72. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4000.1.2. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Sharkey, M.J. & Chapman, E. 2017. Ten new genera of Agathidini (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) from Southeast Asia. ZooKeys 660: 107-150. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.660.12390. Reference page.
Sharkey, M.J. & Chapman, E.G. 2018. Revision of Zosteragathis Sharkey of Thailand (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae, Agathidini). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 65(2): 225–253. DOI: 10.3897/dez.65.25772 Reference page.
Sharkey, M.J., Chapman, E.G., Janzen, D.H., Hallwachs, W. & Smith, M.A. 2015. Revision of Aphelagathis (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae, Agathidini). Zootaxa 4000(1): 73–89. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4000.1.3. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Sharkey, M.J.; Laurenne, N.M.; Sharanowski, B.; Quicke, D.L.J.; Murray, D. 2006: Revision of the Agathidinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with comparisons of static and dynamic alignments. Cladistics, 22: 546–567. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2006.00121.x
Sharkey, M.J.; Yu, D.S.; van Noort, S.; Seltmann, K.; Penev, L. 2009: Revision of the Oriental genera of Agathidinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) with an emphasis on Thailand including interactive keys to genera published in three different formats. ZooKeys, 21: 19–54. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.21.271
Stevens, N.B.; Austin, A.D.; Jennings, J.T. 2010: Synopsis of Australian agathidine wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Agathidinae). Zootaxa, 2480: 1–26. Preview
Wharton, R.A.; Achterberg, C., van 2000: Family group names in Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea). Journal of Hymenoptera research, 9: 254–270. ISSN: 1070-9428 Internet Archive BHL BioStor

Links

Agathidinae – Taxon details on Fauna Europaea.

Agathidinae is a subfamily of braconid parasitoid wasps. Some species have been used in biological control programs.[1]

Description and distribution

Agathidines are among the larger and more colorful braconids. Diurnal members of this subfamily often possess aposematic coloration. They belong to the noncyclostome group.

They are found worldwide, but are more diverse in the tropics.
Biology

All Agathidinae are koinobiont endoparasitoids of caterpillars. Most attack concealed caterpillars, such as those that use silk to tie leaves together. Most are solitary, laying only one egg in each host caterpillar. Some species are nocturnal, with pale coloration and large ocelli.[2]
Genera

Genera placed here include:

Agathirsia
Agathis
Aerophilus
Alabagrus
Amputoearinus
Aneurobracon (formerly in Orgilinae)
Austroearinus
Bassus (polyphyletic)
Balcenema
Biroia
Braunsia
Coccygidium
Crassomicrodus
Cremnops Foerster, 1862
Cremnoptoides
Dichelosus
Disophrys
Earinus
Euagathis
Facilagathis
Gyrochus
Hemichoma
Holcotroticus
Hypsostypos
Liopisa
Lytopylus
Macroagathis Szépligeti, 1908
Marjoriella
Mesocoelus (formerly in Orgilinae)
Monophrys
Oreba
Pelmagathis
Platyagathis
Protroticus van Achterberg, 1988
Pseudocremnops
Sesioctonus
Troticus Brullé, 1846
Zacremnops
Zamicrodus
Zelomorpha

References

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. p. 69.
Sharkey, Michael (2006). "Two new genera of Agathidinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with a key to the genera of the New World" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1185: 37–51.