Tersilochinae is a worldwide subfamily of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae.
Tersilochinae species are koinobiont endoparasitoids of Coleoptera larvae, (although Symphyta larvae are recorded as hosts of one genus). Hosts include Curculionidae and Chrysomelidae so Tersilochinae are used for biological control. There are currently 24 genera and 500 species.
Genera Allophroides Horstmann, 1971 Allophrys Förster, 1869 Aneuclis Förster, 1869 Areyonga Gauld, 1984 Australochus Khalaim, 2004 Barycnemis Förster, 1869 Ctenophion Horstmann, 2010 Diaparsis Förster, 1869 Epistathmus Förster, 1869 Gelanes Horstmann, 1981 Heterocola Förster, 1869 Horstmannoloehus Gauld, 1984 Labilochus Khalaim, 2017 Megalochus Khalaim & Broad, 2013 Meggoleus Townes, 1971 Palpator Khalaim, 2006 Petiloehus Gauld, 1984 Phradis Förster, 1869 Probles Förster, 1869 Sathropterus Förster, 1869 Spinolochus Horstmann, 1971 Stethantyx Townes, 1971 Tersilochus Holmgren, 1859 Zealochus Khalaim, 2004
References
Further reading 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. Khalaim, A. 2007. First records of Meggoleus, Heterocola and Phradis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Tersilochinae) from the Afrotropical region, with description of four new species. African Invertebrates 48 (2): 101–110. Khalaim, A.I. 2009. South African species of Aneuclis Förster, 1869 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Tersilochinae). African Invertebrates 50 (1): 123–136. Khalaim, A.I. 2013. Afrotropical species of Diaparsis Förster, 1869 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Tersilochinae). African Invertebrates 54 (1): 127–159. Khalaim, A.I. and Sheng, M. 2009. Review of Tersilochinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) of China, with descriptions of four new species Zookeys Pensoft
External links Bugguide.net Tersilochinae of the Afrotropical Region Waspweb.org