Greene's Giant Ichneumonid Wasp
Megarhyssa greenei
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Ichneumonidae
Megarhyssa est un genre d'insectes hyménoptères de la famille des Ichneumonidae dont certaines espèces sont connues pour avoir les plus longs oviscaptes de tous les insectes. Ce sont des parasitoïdes idiobiontes des larves de guêpes Siricidae. Liste d'espèces Selon BioLib (22 juin 2026) : Megarhyssa arisana (Sonan, 1933) Megarhyssa atomistica Wang & Hu, 1994 Megarhyssa atrata (Fabricius, 1781) Megarhyssa aurantia Kamath & Gupta, 1972 Megarhyssa babaulti Seyrig, 1937 Megarhyssa belluliflava Wang & Hu, 1994 Megarhyssa bicolor Baltazar, 1961 Megarhyssa bonbonsana (Sonan, 1933) Megarhyssa…
Megarhyssa greenei, also known as Greene's giant ichneumonid wasp, is a species of large ichneumon wasp. It is known from the United States and Canada. Description and identification It is very similar in appearance to Megarhyssa macrurus, but the latter species has a relatively longer ovipositor (about 2x the total body length, where greenei is only slightly greater than 1x), and usually has more extensive dark wing markings.
Megarhyssa es un género de avispas icneumónidas de gran tamaño; son llamados icneumónidos gigantes. Algunas especies conocidas por tener el ovipositor más largo de cualquier insecto. Machos 23-38 mm, hembras 35-75 mm (50-110 mm, incluyendo en ovipositor).
Distribution
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