Adeliini (wasp)

Adelius Paradelius Sculptomyiola Sinadelius Adeliini is a tribe of braconid wasps within the subfamily Cheloninae.

[1] They are small, stout-bodied braconids that parasitize the larvae of leaf-mining moths.

Despite being widespread, they tend to be rare in entomological collections.

Features which define the Adeliini as a distinct tribe include apically reduced wing venation and less carapace-like metasomal terga.

[2] Adeliini are koinobiont endoparasitoids of leaf-mining moths in the family Nepticulidae, from which the adults emerge from the host cocoon.