| Evaniella semaeoda | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Evaniidae |
| Genus: | Evaniella |
| Species: | E. semaeoda |
| Binomial name | |
| Evaniella semaeoda (Bradley, 1908) | |
Evaniella semaeoda is a species of ensign wasp in the family Evaniidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America. [1] [2] [3]
The Apocrita are a suborder of insects in the order Hymenoptera. It includes wasps, bees, and ants, and consists of many families. It contains the most advanced hymenopterans and is distinguished from Symphyta by the narrow "waist" (petiole) formed between the first two segments of the actual abdomen; the first abdominal segment is fused to the thorax, and is called the propodeum. Therefore, it is general practice, when discussing the body of an apocritan in a technical sense, to refer to the mesosoma and metasoma rather than the "thorax" and "abdomen", respectively. The evolution of a constricted waist was an important adaption for the parasitoid lifestyle of the ancestral apocritan, allowing more maneuverability of the female's ovipositor. The ovipositor either extends freely or is retracted, and may be developed into a stinger for both defense and paralyzing prey. Larvae are legless and blind, and either feed inside a host or in a nest cell provisioned by their mothers.
An instar is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, between each moult (ecdysis), until sexual maturity is reached. Arthropods must shed the exoskeleton in order to grow or assume a new form. Differences between instars can often be seen in altered body proportions, colors, patterns, changes in the number of body segments or head width. After moulting, i.e. shedding their exoskeleton, the juvenile arthropods continue in their life cycle until they either pupate or moult again. The instar period of growth is fixed; however, in some insects, like the salvinia stem-borer moth, the number of instars depends on early larval nutrition. Some arthropods can continue to moult after sexual maturity, but the stages between these subsequent moults are generally not called instars.
Megalyroidea is a small hymenopteran superfamily that includes a single family, Megalyridae, with eight genera and 49 described species. Modern megalyrids are found primarily in the southern hemisphere, though fossils have only been found in the northern hemisphere. The most abundant and species-rich megalyrid fauna is in Australia. Another peak of diversity appears to be in the relict forests of Madagascar, but most of these species are still undescribed.
The Evaniidae, also known as the ensign wasps, nightshade wasps or hatchet wasps, are a family of parasitic wasps. They number around 20 extant genera containing over 400 described species, and are found all over the world except in the polar regions. The larvae of these solitary wasps feed on cockroaches, and develop inside the egg-cases (oothecae) of their hosts.
Hyptia deansi is an extinct species of ensign wasp in the family Evaniidae known from a solitary Late Oligocene to Early Miocene fossil found in Mexico. H. deansi is the only species in the genus Hyptia to have been described from fossils and the only ensign wasp described from Mexican amber.
Evania appendigaster is a species of wasp in the family Evaniidae, the ensign wasps. Its native range is not known, but it likely originated in Asia. Today it occurs throughout the tropics and subtropics and in many temperate regions. It is a parasitoid wasp known for specializing on cockroaches.
Hyptia floridana is a species of ensign wasp in the family Evaniidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Hyptia is a genus of ensign wasps in the family Evaniidae. There are at least 50 described species in Hyptia. Most Hyptia can be differentiated from other genera by heavily reduced venation of the forewings, wherein only one closed cell is present.
Ibalia anceps is a species of ibaliid wasp in the family Ibaliidae. It is found in North America.
Philanthus pacificus is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Evaniella is a genus of ensign wasps in the family Evaniidae. There are more than 70 described species in Evaniella.
Bicyrtes variegatus is a species of sand wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in Central America and South America.
Hyptia harpyoides is a species of ensign wasp in the family Evaniidae. It is found in North America.
Evaniella californica is a species of ensign wasp in the family Evaniidae. It is found in North America.
Tachytes guatemalensis is a species of square-headed wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Aphilanthops hispidus is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Hoplisoides punctifrons is a species of sand wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Hoplisoides costalis is a species of sand wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Ectemnius maculosus is a species of square-headed wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia and North America.
Ammophila procera, the common thread-waisted wasp, is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae. It is a common species, found in southern Canada, the United States, and Mexico, and south to Central America.
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