| Macrocentrinae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Subfamily: | Macrocentrinae Förster, 1863 |
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Aulacocentrum | |
The Macrocentrinae are a subfamily of braconid parasitic wasps. Several species have been used in biological control programs.1
Description and distribution
Macrocentrines are relatively large braconids, recognizable by the presence of small teeth on the trochantellus. Many have pale coloration and nocturnal habits. They belong to the noncyclostome group.1
They are found worldwide.
Biology
Macrocentrines include solitary and gregarious koinobiont endoparasitoids of caterpillars.
References
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2017-07-13.