Acampsohelconinae
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The Acampsohelconinae are a
subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
of braconid parasitoid wasps. Extant members of this subfamily were previously included in the Helconinae, Blacinae, or Sigalphinae. The four genera included are †'' Acampsohelcon'', '' Afrocampsis'', '' Canalicephalus'', and '' Urosigalphus''.


Description and distribution

Acampsohelconinae are non- cyclostome braconids with a carapace covering the metasoma. The outer hind tarsal claws are modified and much larger than the midtarsal claws. ''Canalicephalus'' has an Indo-Australian distribution, ''Afrocampsis'' has an Afrotropical distribution, and ''Urosigalphus'' is found mostly in the New World with one species found in Japan.


Biology

Hosts and habits of most Acampsohelconinae are unknown, but members of ''Urosigalphus'' are parasitoids of seed feeding beetle grubs in the Bruchidae and
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Braconidae Apocrita subfamilies {{Ichneumonoidea-stub