Methochinae

Methochinae is a small subfamily of solitary wasps in the family Thynnidae, whose larvae are parasitoids of various tiger beetle larvae.[1]

Methochinae
Methocha ichneumonides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Thynnidae
Subfamily: Methochinae
Rohwer, 1916

Genera
  • Methocha Latreille, 1804
  • Pterombrus Smith, 1869
  • Methocha stygia
    Methocha stygia
  • Pterombrus rufiventris
    Pterombrus rufiventris

References
  1. Brothers, Denis J. (1993). "Key to subfamilies of Tiphiidae". In Goulet, Henri; Huber, John T. (eds.). Hymenoptera of the World, an Identification Guide to Families. Ottawa, Ontario: Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research. p. 178-185. ISBN 0-660-14933-8.


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