De distribución mundial, excepto las regiones árticas y antárticas.
Diversidad
La subfamilia incluye tres tribus y alrededor de 29 géneros con 900 especies. Si bien en 2013 un estudio movió Chelariini a la subfamilia Anacampsinae.
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