Cremastinae

{{Short description|Subfamily of wasps}}

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| authority = Förster, 1869

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Cremastinae is a worldwide subfamily of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae.

Cremastinae are koinobiont endoparasitoids of Lepidoptera; and sometimes, Coleoptera larvae in tunnels, leaf rolls, buds and galls.

Cremastines are usually slender and brightly colored wasps, though exceptions exist.{{Cite web |title=Cremastinae |url=https://bugweb.net/Ich/Cremastinae |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=bugweb.net}} They are most commonly found in warm and dry habitats such as coastal areas or heathlands.

Genera

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Bibliography

  • Townes, H.K. (1971): Genera of Ichneumonidae, Part 4 (Cremastinae, Phrudinae, Tersilochinae, Ophioninae, Mesochorinae, Metopiinae, Anomalinae, Acaenitinae, Microleptinae, Orthopelmatinae, Collyriinae, Orthocentrinae, Diplazontinae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 17: 1–372.