Trachypetinae

Trachypetinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Braconidae
Subfamily:	Trachypetinae ; Schulz, 1911
Genera
	Cercobarcon Tobias, 1979; Megalohelcon Turner, 1918; Trachypetus Guérin-Méneville, 1830;

Last updated October 04, 2025

Trachypetinae is a subfamily of the wasp family Braconidae, comprising three rare Australian genera of large parasitoid wasps. The subfamily was raised to family rank as Trachypetidae in 2020, but was reduced back to a subfamily in 2022.^[1]

References

↑ Jasso-Martínez, Jovana M.; Santos, Bernardo F.; Zaldívar-Riverón, Alejandro; Fernandez-Triana, Jose; Sharanowski, Barbara J.; Richter, Robin; Dettman, Jeremy R.; Blaimer, Bonnie B.; Brady, Seán G.; Kula, Robert R. (2022-03-17). "Phylogenomics of braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) sheds light on classification and the evolution of parasitoid life history traits". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 173 107452. Bibcode:2022MolPE.17307452J. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107452 . ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 35307517. S2CID 247536586.

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[1] Jasso-Martínez, Jovana M.; Santos, Bernardo F.; Zaldívar-Riverón, Alejandro; Fernandez-Triana, Jose; Sharanowski, Barbara J.; Richter, Robin; Dettman, Jeremy R.; Blaimer, Bonnie B.; Brady, Seán G.; Kula, Robert R. (2022-03-17). "Phylogenomics of braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) sheds light on classification and the evolution of parasitoid life history traits". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 173 107452. Bibcode:2022MolPE.17307452J. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107452 . ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 35307517. S2CID 247536586.

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