Megarhyssa
Megarhyssa, also known as giant ichneumonid wasps, giant ichneumons, or stump stabbers,[1] 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.[2]
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| Female Megarhyssa greenei | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Subfamily: | Rhyssinae |
| Genus: | Megarhyssa Ashmead, 1900 |
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Female Megarhyssa gloriosa
Species
Species within the genus:[3][4]
- Megarhyssa arisana
- Megarhyssa atomistica
- Megarhyssa atrata
- Megarhyssa aurantia
- Megarhyssa babaulti
- Megarhyssa belulliflava
- Megarhyssa bicolor
- Megarhyssa bonbonsana
- Megarhyssa cultrimacularis
- Megarhyssa fulvipennis
- Megarhyssa gloriosa
- Megarhyssa greenei
- Megarhyssa hainanensis
- Megarhyssa indica
- Megarhyssa insulana
- Megarhyssa jezoensis
- Megarhyssa laniaria
- Megarhyssa lenticula
- Megarhyssa longitubula
- Megarhyssa macrurus
- Megarhyssa middenensis
- Megarhyssa mirabilis
- Megarhyssa nortoni
- Megarhyssa obtusa
- Megarhyssa perlata
- Megarhyssa praecellens
- Megarhyssa recava
- Megarhyssa rixator
- Megarhyssa rotundamacula
- Megarhyssa strimacula
- Megarhyssa superba
- Megarhyssa taiwana
- Megarhyssa vagatoria
- Megarhyssa verae
- Megarhyssa weixiensis
- Megarhyssa wugongensis
References
- Bug of the Month July 2014: Female Stump Stabbers laying eggs!!!, What's That Bug. Accessed 2015-06-07
- "Giant Ichneumon Wasp - M. atrata". www.insectidentification.org. InsectIdentification. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- Pook, Victoria; Sharkey, Michael; Wahl, David (2016-01-04). "Key to the species of Megarhyssa (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Rhyssinae) in America, north of Mexico". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 63 (1): 137–148. doi:10.3897/dez.63.7619. ISSN 1860-1324.
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Home". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018.
External links
- Bugguide.net
- Photo Essay: Giant Ichneumon Wasps Ovipositing
- Reference Photos: Giant Ichneumon Wasps - Male Megarhyssa sp.
- Video: Giant Ichneumon Wasp Ovipositing
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