Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Had been placed under Brachistini. (Sharkey, M.J. 1997. Subfamily Helconinae. In:
(1). Also see Achterberg 2002 (PDF)
(2)Explanation of Names
Urosigalphus Ashmead 1889
Numbers
About 100 species, many undescribed Neotropical species. (Sharkey, M.J. 1997. In:
(1)).
Arctos lists 86 species.
Identification
Metasomal segments 1 and 2 fused, metasoma carapace-like (Sharkey, M.J. 1997. S In:
(1))
Outer claw of hind leg much larger than inner claw. (Sharkey 1997
(1))
Fore wing: (1) 2cu-a absent; (2) length vein 1CUa about equal to length vein 1CUb. (Sharkey 1997
(1))
Food
Larvae are parasites of beetles (Curculionidae, Bruchinae (Chrysomelidae)) (Sharkey 1997
(1))
Life Cycle
Adults emerge from the larval stage of hosts. Possibly
egg-larval parasitoids.
Print References
Arias-Penna, D.C. 2007. New geographical records of the genus Urosigasphus Ashmead 1889 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Helconinae) for Colombia. Boletin del Museo de Entomologia de la Universidad del Valle 8(1): 1-9.
Cushman, R.A. 1911. Notes on the host plants and parasites of some North American Bruchidae. Journal of Economic Entomology 4(6): 489-509.
Internet References
Arctos Collaborative Collection Management Solution. 2015. Last updated 2009. Urosigalphus. url: http://arctos.database.museum/taxonomy.cfm?taxon_name=Urosigalphus&taxon_term=&term_type=&source=&common_name=
Arias-Penna, D.C. 2007. New geographical records of the genus Urosigasphus Ashmead 1889 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Helconinae) for Colombia. Boletin del Museo de Entomologia de la Universidad del Valle 8(1): 1-9. http://entomologia.univalle.edu.co/boletin/Diana1.pdf
Cushman, R.A. 1911. Notes on the host plants and parasites of some North American Bruchidae. Journal of Economic Entomology 4(6): 489-509. url: http://books.google.com/books?id=e8AUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA496&lpg=PA496&dq=Urosigalphus&source=bl&ots=gaRurSwoyt&sig=EenlQKuPpWvxxWIQzjjWneC2rdE&hl=en&ei=WzmJS5iVJ9O2lAeJjYDTAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CCoQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Urosigalphus&f=false