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Acaenitinae
Acaenitinae
is a
subfamily
of the
parasitic wasp
family
Ichneumonidae
. It is
distributed
on all
continents
except
Antarctica
, although only one
specimen
has
ever
been
discovered
in
South America
.
Little is known of the Acaenitinae. The only reared
species
was a
koinobiont
endoparasitoid
of a
weevil
. There are
24
genera
.
Hosts
are
believed
to be
Coleoptera
larvae
in
wood
.
Female
Acaenitinae have a large
triangular
projecting
genital
plate
.