Cenocoeliinae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
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: Cenocoeliinae
Tribus: Cenocoeliini - Ussurohelconini
Overview of genera

Achterberg, C., van 1994: Generic revision of the subfamily Cenocoeliinae Szépligeti (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Zoologische verhandelingen, (292) ISSN: 0024-1652
Braet, Y.; Achterberg, C., van 2001: New species of the genera Foenomorpha Szépligeti (Cenocoeliinae) and Chelonus Panzer (Cheloninae) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), from French Guiana, Suriname, and Brazil. Zoologische mededelingen, 75: 103–118. ISSN: 0024-0672
Pitz, K.M. 2010: New taxonomic status of Foenomorpha Szépligeti as a subgenus of Capitonius Brullé (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Cenocoeliinae) including a revision of species. Zootaxa, 2607: 1–54. Preview
Pitz, K.M.; Sharkey, M.J. 2005: Cenocoelius huggerti, the first record of the subfamily Cenocoeliinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Africa. Journal of Hymenoptera research, 14: 92–95. PDF

The Cenocoeliinae are a subfamily of braconid parasitoid wasps.[1]

Description and distribution

Cenocoeliines are medium-sized braconids (3-11 mm long) with relatively large heads. The metasoma is attached high above the hind legs on the propodeum in contrast to other braconids, where the attachment is just above the hind coxa. They are non-cyclostome and females have long ovipositors. Their wings are often darkly colored.[1]

Cenocoeliinae have a worldwide distribution, but have been only rarely found in the Afrotropical region. Most species are described from the Nearctic, but many undescribed species have been found in Neotropical regions.[1]
Biology

Little is known about Cenocoeliinae biology, but records so far indicate they are koinoboint endoparasitoids of beetle larvae feeding within plants. Hosts include members of Cerambycidae, Curculionidae, Buprestidae, and Scolytinae.[2]
Genera

Genera placed here include:

Aulacodes Cresson, 1865(homonym of Aulacodes Guenee, 1854, a genus of moths)
Capitonius
Cenocoelius
Evaniomorpha
Lestricus
Rattana
Ussurohelcon

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.
R., Shaw, M. (1991). Classification and biology of braconid wasps (Hymenoptera:Braconidae). Huddleston, T., Royal Entomological Society of London. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. ISBN 0901546771. OCLC 24645285.