Anomaloninae

Anomalonini Gravenhorstiini Anomaloninae is a subfamily of parasitoid wasps in the family Ichneumonidae.

[1] Several species provide beneficial services to humans by attacking forest or orchard pests.

[2] Species of Anomaloninae are slender, range in size from small to large, and are usually black or brownish in color.

One of the most distinguishing characteristics of this subfamily is the highly reticulated propodeum.

Anomalonines fly slowly in a characteristic pose, with the metasoma elevated, antennae outstretched, and legs held out behind them.

Mesosoma of Anomalon cruentatum showing reticulated pattern of propodeum (right-most body segment)