Megarhyssa
Megarhyssa | |
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Megarhyssa greenei female | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Suborder: | Apocrita |
Superfamily: | Ichneumonoidea |
Family: | Ichneumonidae |
Subfamily: | Rhyssinae |
Genus: | Megarhyssa Ashmead, 1858 |
Species | |
number uncertain | |
Synonyms | |
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Megarhyssa is a genus of large ichneumon wasps, with some species known for having the longest ovipositors of any insects. They are idiobiont endoparasitoids of the larvae of wood-boring horntail wasps. The ovipositor can be mistaken for a large stinger.
Species
Species within the genus include:
References
External links
- Photo Essay: Giant Ichneumon Wasps Ovipositing
- Reference Photos: Giant Ichneumon Wasps - Male Megarhyssa sp.
- Video: Giant Ichneumon Wasp Ovipositing
Wikispecies has information related to: Megarhyssa |
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