Balcha (wasp)

Balcha
Balcha indica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Eupelmidae
Subfamily: Calosotinae
Genus: Balcha
Walker, 1862
B. indica

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:

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

  1. 1 2 "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  2. 1 2 "Balcha". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  3. 1 2 "Balcha Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  4. ↑ Noyes, J.S. (2018). "Universal Chalcidoidea Database". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  5. 1 2 Gibson, G. A. (2005). The world species of Balcha Walker (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eupelmidae), parasitoids of wood-boring beetles. Zootaxa, 1033(1), 1-62. [DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1033.1.1]
  6. ↑ "Browse Balcha". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2018-12-12.