Representative British Braconidae

Figure 3a.

Cotesia spuria (Wesmael) (Microgastrinae) cocoons ex larval host Apocheima hispidaria (D. & S.) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) (courtesy of J. Voogd)

Figure 3b.

Cotesia vanessae (Reinhard) (Microgastrinae) emerging from larval host Aglais urticae (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) (courtesy of N. Spring)

Figure 3c.

Microplitis ocellatae (Bouché) (Microgastrinae) cocoons ex larval host Smerinthus ocellatus (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) (courtesy of M. Boddington)

Figure 3d.

Histeromerus mystacinus Wesmael (Rhyssalinae) eggs on pupal host Stictoleptura scutellata (L.) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) (M.R. Shaw)