Rhyssa
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| Genus: | Rhyssa Gravenhorst, 1829
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Rhyssa is a genus of ichneumon wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae subfamily Rhyssinae.
Etymology[]
The Latin name of the genus comes from the Greek and means "wrinkled".
Description[]
Female of this parasitic species drills deep into wood by its hair thin ovipositor (terebra) and lays its eggs on larvae living in timber, which become a food supply and an incubator for the progeny, until it is fully grown.
Distribution[]
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe, the Australian region, the Near East, in the Nearctic realm, the Indomalayan realm, and in North Africa.
Selected species[]
- Ashmead, 1902
- Gravenhorst, 1829
- Provancher, 1880
- Gravenhorst, 1829
- Rohwer, 1920
- Townes, 1960
- Ozols, 1973
- Kirby, 1837
- Ratzeburg, 1852
- Rhyssa persuasoria Linnaeus, 1758
- Brues, 1906
- Townes 1960
References[]
- zipcodezoo.com
- BugGuide Genus Rhyssa
- Fauna Europaea
Categories:
- Ichneumonoidea genera
- Ichneumonidae