Kingdom Animalia Suborder Apocrita Phylum Arthropoda Order Hymenopterans | Class Insecta Superfamily Ichneumonoidea Rank Subfamily | |
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Similar Hymenopterans, Xoridinae, Tryphoninae, Mesochorinae, Banchinae | ||
Labeninae is a worldwide subfamily of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae
Labeninae species are idiobiont endoparasitoids of Coleoptera larvae in plant tissue. Members of the tribe Groteini parasitize solitary bees and members of the tribe Brachycyrtini parasitize Chrysopidae and Araneae egg sacs. Species of Poecilocryptus are phytophagous, feeding on gall tissues. There are 14 genera.
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