Myzinum
| Myzinum | |
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| Myzinum obscurum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Thynnidae |
| Subfamily: | |
| Genus: | Myzinum Latreille, 1803 |
Myzinum is a genus of wasps in the family Thynnidae. There are 63 species presently recognized in Myzinum.[1]
Myzinum quinquecinctum
They measure 7–24 mm. Found in New World, most diverse in the Neotropics. They are found in meadows, fields, lawns. They parasitize white grubs (scarab larvae), especially Phyllophaga. They are used as biological controls.[2]
Species[]
- Panzer</ * Cresson
- Cameron
- Myzinum maculatum (Fabricius, 1793)
- Krombein
- Myzinum obscurum (Fabricius, 1805)
- Myzinum quinquecinctum (Fabricius, 1775) (five-banded thynnid wasp)
References[]
- ^ Kimsey, L. (2009) Taxonomic purgatory: Sorting out the wasp genus Myzinum Latreille in North America (Hymenoptera, Tiphiidae, Myzininae). Zootaxa 2224: 30-50. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.190193
- ^ Bugguide.net. Genus Myzinum
Further reading[]
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd Jr., Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D., eds. (1979). "Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico". Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
External links[]
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