Ophioninae

Ophioninae
Ophion luteus from entomart.be
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Ichneumonidae
Subfamily:	Ophioninae
Tribes
Ophionini Enicospilini

Ophioninae is a worldwide sub-family of Ichneumonidae with 32 genera and very rich in tropical regions. They are Koinobiont endoparasitoids of larval Lepidoptera. One species parasitizes Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera). The pupae are ovoid with a central clear band characteristic for this subfamily. Ophionines are fairly large, orange, slender insects with compressed, curved abdomens. They have very large ocelli.

References

• Aubert, J.F. 1978. Les Ichneumonides ouest-palearctiques et leurs hotes 2. Banchinae et Suppl. aux Pimplinae. Laboratoire d'Evolution des Etres Organises, Paris & EDIFAT-OPIDA, Echauffour.
• Townes, H. & M. Townes. 1978. Ichneumon-flies of America North of Mexico: 7. Subfamily Banchinae, tribes Lissonotini and Banchini. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 26: 1-614.

External links

• Waspweb
• Diagnostic characters