The Rogadinae are a large subfamily of braconid parasitoid wasps. Several Rogadinae species parasitize pest caterpillars and are important for naturally occurring biological control.
Description and distribution Rogadinae are small wasps, usually under 8mm long. They are cyclostomes and usually have a medial ridge on the abdomen. They are found worldwide. The cosmopolitan genus Aleiodes, Old World genus Rogas, and New World genus Triraphis are by far the most common and species rich.
Biology Rogadinae are koinobiont endoparasitoids of Lepidopteran larvae. Females oviposit into host larvae. The host is allowed to develop as the wasp larvae feeds internally on its tissues. Rogadines are unique among braconids in that their host caterpillar is eventually reduced to a mummified husk. The wasp larva then pupate within the mummy. Host mummies are distinctive and can be used to identify the species. Many Rogadinae are nocturnal as adults.
Genera The following tribes and genera belong to the subfamily Rogadinae:
Tribe: Aleiodini Aleiodes Wesmael, 1838 – World Heterogamus Wesmael, 1838 – World Pararrhyssalus Cameron, 1911 – Neotropical Tribe: Betylobraconini Betylobracon Tobias, 1979 – Australasian Mesocentrus Szepligeti, 1900 – Australasian Pilichremylus Belokobylskij, 1992 – Australasian Tribe: Clinocentrini Anachyra van Achterberg, 1995 – Australasian Artocella van Achterberg, 1980 – Palearctic Clinocentrus Haliday, 1833 – World Confusocentrus Quicke & Butcher, 2011 – Oriental Kerevata Belokobylskij, 1999 – Australasian Tebennotoma Enderlein, 1912 – Old World Tribe: Facitorini Conobregma van Achterberg, 1995 – World Facitorus van Achterberg, 1995 – Oriental Jannya van Achterberg, 1995 – Neotropical Tribe: Gondwanocentrini Gondwanocentrus Quicke & Butcher, 2015 – Neotropical Ghibli Shimbori et al., 2024 – Neotropical Racionais Shimbori et al., 2024 – Neotropical Soraya Shimbori et al., 2024 – Neotropical Tribe: Rogadini Afrorogas Quicke, 2021 – Afrotropical Amanirogas Quicke, 2021 – Afrotropical Aspidorogas van Achterberg, 1991 – Afrotropical Batotheca Enderlein, 1905 – Australasian Batothecoides Watanabe, 1958 – Oriental Bequartia Fahringer, 1936 – Afrotropical Bioalfa Sharkey, 2021 – Neotropical Canalirogas Chen & van Achterberg, 1996 – Oriental, Australasian Colastomion Baker, 1917 – Tropical Palearctic Conspinaria Schulz, 1906 – Oriental, Australasian Cornutorogas Chen et al. 2004 – Oriental Cratodactyla Szépligeti, 1914 – Afrotropical Cystomastacoides van Achterberg, 1997 – Oriental, Australasian Cystomastax Szépligeti, 1904 – Neotropical Darnilia van Achterberg, 1989 – Oriental, Australasian † Digastrotheca Brues, 1933 Gyroneuron Kokujev, 1901 – Oriental Gyroneuronella Baker, 1917 – Oriental Hermosomastax Quicke, 2021 – Neotropical Iporhogas Granger, 1949 – Paleotropical Korupia van Achterberg, 1991 – Afrotropical Macrostomion Szépligeti, 1900 – Pantropical Megarhogas Szépligeti, 1904 – Oriental Myocron van Achterberg, 1991 – Afrotropical Orthorhogas Granger, 1949 – Afrotropical Papuarogas Quicke, 2021 – Australasian Pegarthrum Cameron, 1910 – Oriental, Australasian Pseudogyroneuron Baker, 1917 – Oriental Quasimodorogas Quicke & Butcher, 2011 – Oriental Rectivena van Achterberg, 1991 – Afrotropical Rhinoprotoma van Achterberg, 1995 – Australasian Rhogasella Baker, 1917 – Oriental Rogas Nees, 1819 – Palearctic Rogasodes Chen & He, 1997 – Oriental Spinaria Brullé, 1846 – Oriental, Australasian Spinariella Szépligeti, 1906 – Oriental, Australasian Teresirogas Quicke & Shaw, 2014 – Australasian Trigonophatnus Cameron, 1907 – Australasian Triraphis Ruthe, 1855 – World Troporhogas Cameron, 1905 – Oriental Vojtechirogas Quicke & van Achterberg, 2012 – Australasian Tribe: Stiropiini Choreborogas Whitfield, 1990 – New World Polystenidea Viereck, 1911 – New World Stiropius Cameron, 1911 – New World Tribe: Yeliconini Bulborogas van Achterberg, 1995 – Neotropical Pseudoyelicones van Achterberg, Penteado-Dias & Quicke, 1997 – Neotropical Yelicones Cameron, 1887 – World
Uncertain †Cyranorogas Quicke & Butcher, 2015 – Australasian
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DNA barcodes at BOLD systems