Chapter 2. Robert W. Matthews. 1974. Biology of Braconidae. Pages 15-32. In: Ray F. Smith, Thomas E. Mittler, Carroll N. Smith (editors). Annual Review of Entomology. Volume 19, 504 pages. Palo Alto, California: Annual Reviews Inc.

Keywords: biocontrol, parasitoid, Bracon, Opius, Apanteles, classification, taxonomy, phylogeny, biology, behavior, courtship, mating, reproductive behavior, Phanerotoma torteutae, Dinocamus

coccinellae, Cosmophorus henscheli, Diachasma tryoni, Agathis pumila, Opius alloceus, sex pheromone, Apanteles flavipes, Nasonia vitripennis, oviposition and host response, Sathius vulnificus, Cardiochiles nigriceps, host relations, host habitat location, Opius fletcheri, Diaeretiella rapae, Alysia parasitizes blowflies and is attracted to decaying meat, host location, Microplitis croceipes, Coeloides brunneri, host suitability, Orgilus Lepidus, Campoletis perdistinctus, developmental synchronization, biological control implications, mass rearing

Subfamily: Doryctinae (Heterospilus, Spathius) [prey on Hymenoptera], Braconiae (Bracon, Vipio, Iphiaulax, Hormius, Coeloides, Colastes, Cedria) [prey on Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera], Rogadinae (Rogas, Pelecystoma) [prey on Lepidoptera], Telengainae (Telengaia) [prey not known], Helconinae (Helcon, Cenocoelius) [prey on Coleoptera], Macrocentrinae (Macrocentrus, Zele) [prey on Lepidoptera], Meteroideinae (Meteoridea) [prey on Lepidoptera], Orgininae (Orgilus, Microtypus) [prey on Lepidoptera], Agathidinae (Agathis, Cremnops, Earinus) [prey on Lepidoptera], Opinae (Opius, Biosteres, Diachasma, Euopius) [prey on Diptera], Alysiinae (Alysia, Aphareta, Aspilota, Chorebus, Dacnusa) [prey on Diptera], Cheloninae (Chelonus, Ascogaster, Phanerotoma, Microchelonus) [ prey on Lepidoptera], Microgasterinae (Apanteles, Microgaster, Microplitis, Cardiochiles) [prey on Lepidoptera], Ichneutinae (Ichneutes, Ichneutidae)[prey on Hymenoptera], Ypsistocerinae (Ypsistocerus, Terminitobracon) [taken from termite nests], Euphorinae (Peerilitus, Syntretus, Meteorus, Neoneurus Cosmophorus, Blacus, Leiophron, Microctonus) [prey on Neuroptera, Hymenoptera], Aphidiinae (Aphidius, Praon, Trioxys, Diaeretiella, Monoctonus) [prey on Aphididae], Hybrizoninae (Hybrizon) [prey on Formicidae], Gnathobraconinae (Gnathobrcon)[prey unknown].