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Bracon
Bracon is a genus of wasps in the Braconidae, a family of parasitoid wasps. There are several hundred described species but there are thousands still undescribed. The genus is cosmopolitan, distributed throughout the world, with most of the described species occurring in the Palearctic realm.
These wasps are mostly ectoparasitoids, with the larvae developing on the outside of the body of the host. Recorded hosts include the larvae of many species of lepidopterans, beetles, flies, hymenopterans, and true bugs. They are idiobionts, halting the development of the host when they lay eggs on its body. Some Bracon wasps are specific to one host species, and some are known to utilize many different hosts. The eggs of the wasp can be very hardy. In one report, Bracon wasps oviposited on tortrix moth larvae, which then entered privet seeds and were consumed by birds along with the fruit. The wasp eggs were later excreted and the larvae emerged.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Bracon otiosus
speciesBracon otiosus
Bracon urinator
speciesBracon urinator
Bracon uromelas
speciesBracon uromelas
Bracon illyricus
speciesBracon illyricus
Bracon vulgaris
speciesBracon vulgaris
Bracon greeni
speciesBracon greeni
Bracon phylacteophagus
speciesBracon phylacteophagus
Bracon pectoralis
speciesBracon pectoralis
Bracon variator
speciesBracon variator
Bracon platynotae
speciesBracon platynotae
Bracon hebes
speciesBracon hebes
Bracon parvulus
speciesBracon parvulus
Bracon atrator
speciesBracon atrator
Bracon variegator
speciesBracon variegator
Bracon osculator
speciesBracon osculator
Bracon gelechiae
speciesBracon gelechiae
Bracon nuperus
speciesBracon nuperus
Bracon evolans
speciesBracon evolans
Bracon rhyssaliformis
speciesBracon rhyssaliformis
Bracon nipponensis
speciesBracon nipponensis
Bracon crudelis
speciesBracon crudelis
Bracon excelsus
speciesBracon excelsus
Bracon morrisoni
speciesBracon morrisoni
Bracon kirkpatricki
speciesBracon kirkpatricki
Bracon thurberiphagae
speciesBracon thurberiphagae
Bracon annulicornis
speciesBracon annulicornis
Bracon celer
speciesBracon celer
Bracon ceres
speciesBracon ceres
Bracon clanes
speciesBracon clanes
Bracon curticornis
speciesBracon curticornis
Bracon hieroglyphicus
speciesBracon hieroglyphicus
Bracon jonesi
speciesBracon jonesi
Bracon latifasciatus
speciesBracon latifasciatus
Bracon maculiventris
speciesBracon maculiventris
Bracon monitor
speciesBracon monitor
Bracon postfurcalis
speciesBracon postfurcalis
Bracon praeceptor
speciesBracon praeceptor
Bracon recessus
speciesBracon recessus
Bracon sectator
speciesBracon sectator
Bracon sesamiae
speciesBracon sesamiae
Bracon stellenboschensis
speciesBracon stellenboschensis
Bracon zuluorum
speciesBracon zuluorum
Bracon chiloecus
speciesBracon chiloecus
Bracon ericeti
speciesBracon ericeti
Bracon fallax
speciesBracon fallax
Bracon flagellaris
speciesBracon flagellaris
Bracon fumatus
speciesBracon fumatus
Bracon hungaricus
speciesBracon hungaricus
Bracon chrysostigma
speciesBracon chrysostigma
Bracon venustus
speciesBracon venustus
Bracon viktorovi
speciesBracon viktorovi
Bracon ponticus
speciesBracon ponticus
Bracon popovi
speciesBracon popovi
Bracon ramosus
speciesBracon ramosus
Bracon sabulosus
speciesBracon sabulosus
Bracon scythus
speciesBracon scythus
Bracon suchorukovi
speciesBracon suchorukovi
Bracon tschitscherini
speciesBracon tschitscherini
Bracon parvicornis
speciesBracon parvicornis
Bracon parvus
speciesBracon parvus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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