Balcha is a genus of chalcid wasps in the family Eupelmidae. There are about 16 described species in Balcha. They are parasitoids of xylophagous (wood-boring) beetles.
Balcha species are found in the Old World (Afrotropical, Australasian, Oriental and Palearctic realms). B. indica has been found in North America, probably as a result of accidental introduction.
Species These 16 species belong to the genus Balcha:
Balcha anemeta (Walker, 1846) c g Balcha camptogastra Gibson, 2005 c g Balcha cylindrica Walker, 1862 c g Balcha dictyota Gibson, 2005 c g Balcha elegans (Masi, 1927) c g Balcha enoptra Gibson, 2005 c g Balcha eximia (Masi, 1927) c g Balcha eximiassita Gibson, 2005 c g Balcha indica (Mani & Kaul, 1973) c g b Balcha laciniosa Gibson, 2005 c g Balcha levicollis (Cameron, 1908) c g Balcha punctiscutum Gibson, 2005 c g Balcha reburra Gibson, 2005 c g Balcha reticulata (Nikol'skaya, 1952) c g Balcha reticulifrons Gibson, 2005 c g Balcha splendida (Girault, 1927) c g
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
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