• Source: Rhyssa

      • 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


      Rhyssa alaskensis Ashmead, 1902
      Rhyssa amoena Gravenhorst, 1829
      Rhyssa crevieri Provancher, 1880
      Rhyssa curvipes Gravenhorst, 1829
      Rhyssa hoferi Rohwer, 1920
      Rhyssa howdenorum Townes, 1960
      Rhyssa kriechbaumeri Ozols, 1973
      Rhyssa lineolata Kirby, 1837
      Rhyssa nigricornis Ratzeburg, 1852
      Rhyssa nigritarsis
      Rhyssa persuasoria Linnaeus, 1758
      Rhyssa petiolata Brues, 1906
      Rhyssa ponderosae Townes 1960


      References



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      BugGuide Genus Rhyssa
      Fauna Europaea

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