Scientific name Rhyssa Higher classification Rhyssinae Order Hymenopterans | Subfamily Rhyssinae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Rhyssa persuasoria, Insect, Ichneumon wasps, Hymenopterans, Megarhyssa | ||
Rhyssa ovipositor bending
Rhyssa is a genus of ichneumon wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae subfamily Rhyssinae.
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Large ichneumon wasp rhyssa persuasoria
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, in the Australian Region, in the Near East, in the Nearctic ecozone in the Oriental ecozone and in North Africa.
Selected species
References
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