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Subfamily Macrocentrinae

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Revision of the Nearctic ichneumon-flies belonging to the genus Macrocentrus

By Carl Frederick William Muesebeck
Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 80 (2923):1–55, 1932

FULL TEXT

Includes a key and description for many species. Also treats Austrozele uniformis (as Macrocentrus uniformis).

Contributed by Jonathan Hoskins on 24 January, 2023 - 1:37am

Revision of the subfamily Macrocentrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in America north of Mexico

By Kenneth R. Ahlstrom
Entomological Society of America: Monographs: Thomas Say Publications in Entomology, Volume 30, 2005

FDA AGRIS link
NHBS link
Earlier dissertation (2000) under the same name

Contributed by Jonathan Hoskins on 8 February, 2022 - 5:50pm

Hymenoptera Texana

By Cresson, Ezra Townsend
American Entomological Society, Philadelphia , 1872

This book is available online at http://www.archive.org/details/hymenopteratexan00cres . It is not impressive visually. For example, there are few illustrations. However, it claims to describe 600 species, half of which had not been described previously.

Contributed by Jay Greenberg on 29 October, 2009 - 5:19pm

The identity of Macrocentrus uniformis Provancher (nec. Cresson), description of a sibling species ...

By Mason WRM
Naturaliste canadien, 103: 513–515, 1976

The full title is "The identity of Macrocentrus uniformis Provancher (nec. Cresson), description of a sibling species and a possible grooming organ (Hym.: Braconidae)."

Available at https://www.provancher.org/le-naturaliste-canadien/ through the "Anciens numéros" tab

Designates the lectotype of "Macrocentrus uniformis" and a new species, "Macrocentrus soror". Both species are now placed in Austrozele

Contributed by Steve Scholnick on 15 June, 2022 - 11:56pm

Classification and Biology of Braconid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

By Shaw MR, Huddleston T
Royal Entomological Society of London, Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, volume 7 part 11, 1991

https://www.royensoc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Vol07_Part11.pdf

Contributed by Steve Scholnick on 27 August, 2023 - 3:49pm

Illustrated Key to the Subfamilies of the Braconidae

By Cornelis van Achterberg
Zoologische Verhandelingen, 283(1): 1-189, 1993

FULL TEXT

Contributed by Jonathan Hoskins on 2 February, 2023 - 1:10am

A revision of the parasitic wasps of the subfamily Braconinae occurring in America north of Mexico

By C.F.W. Muesebeck
Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 69 (2642):1-73, 1927

FULL TEXT

Also includes Agathidinae under an older definition of Braconinae.

Contributed by Jonathan Hoskins on 2 December, 2022 - 6:30pm

Notes on Braconidae (Hymenoptera) associated with jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) and descriptions of new species

By Paul M. Marsh
The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 65(1): 58-67, 1989

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Contributed by Jonathan Hoskins on 10 November, 2022 - 4:41am

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