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| Rhyssa persuasoria - Female | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Subfamily: | Rhyssinae |
| Genus: | Rhyssa Gravenhorst, 1829 |
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Rhyssa is a genus of ichneumon wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae subfamily Rhyssinae.
The Latin name of the genus comes from the Greek and means "wrinkled".
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.
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.
Pimplinae are a worldwide subfamily of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae.
Rhyssa persuasoria, also known as the sabre wasp, is a species belonging to the family Ichneumonidae subfamily Rhyssinae. Members of this subfamily, including those of Rhyssa and the allied Megarhyssa, are also known collectively as giant ichneumonid wasps or giant ichneumons.
Pimpla are a worldwide genus of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae.
Agrothereutes abbreviatus is a species of parasitic wasp belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Trogus is a genus of parasitoid wasp found in the Holarctic and Neotropic regions. It is placed in the subfamily Ichneumoninae and the tribe Ichneumonini. Trogus species are parasites of larvae and pupae of the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae. The genus consists of twelve extant and one extinct species.
Ephialtini is a unresolved tribe of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There may be about 53 genera and at least 120 species in Ephialtini.
Mesostenus is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are at least 50 described species in Mesostenus.
Odontocolon is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are at least 40 described species in Odontocolon.
Rhyssinae is a subfamily of parasitoid wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. It contains eight genera and 259 described species, but there are likely many undiscovered species.
Bathythrix is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are at least 60 described species in Bathythrix.
Zaglyptus is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are at least 20 described species in Zaglyptus.
Exetastes is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Aptesis is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae. The genus was first described by Arnold Förster in 1850 and has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Arotes is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Casinaria is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Cubocephalus is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Hyposoter is a large cosmopolitan genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Erromenus is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Parmortha is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
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