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Tiphiidae - Tiphia Femorata-1
The Tiphiidae (also known as the tiphiid wasps) are a family of large, solitary wasps whose larvae are parasitoids of various beetle larvae, especially those in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. Until recently, this family contained several additional subfamilies, but multiple studies have independently confirmed that these comprise a separate lineage, and are now classified in the family Thynnidae. The females of some Brachycistidinae are wingless, and hunt ground-dwelling (fossorial) beetle larvae. The prey is paralysed with the female's sting, and an egg is lain on it so the wasp larva has a ready supply of food. As some of the ground-dwelling scarab species attacked by tiphiids are pests, some of these wasps are considered beneficial as biological control agents. Taxonomy Tiphiid genera are classified as follows: Subfamily Brachycistidinae *'' Acanthetropis'' Wasbauer, 1958 *'' Brachycistellus'' Baker, 1907 *'' Brachycistina'' Malloch, 1926 *'' Brachycistis'' Fox, 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiphia
''Tiphia'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Tiphiidae subfamily Tiphiinae. They feed on soil-inhabiting scarab beetle larvae. The species ''Tiphia vernalis'' (Spring Tiphia) has been introduced in the United States from Korea and China in 1925 to combat the Japanese beetle (''Popillia japonica''). Species * '' Tiphia abnormis'' Eversmann, 1849 * ''Tiphia alishana'' Ishikawa, 1967 * '' Tiphia ami'' Tsuneki, 1986 * '' Tiphia annulata'' Fabricius, 1793 * '' Tiphia antigae'' Tournier, 1901 * '' Tiphia arthroxantha'' Boni Bartalucci, 2011 * '' Tiphia austriaca'' Tournier, 1889 * ''Tiphia bexar'' Nagy, 1967 * '' Tiphia brevala'' Zhang, 1989 * ''Tiphia bunun'' Tsuneki, 1986 * Tiphia chareshi * ''Tiphia changi'' Tsuneki, 1986 * ''Tiphia chihpenchia'' Tsuneki, 1986 * ''Tiphia chungshani'' Tsuneki, 1986 * ''Tiphia copidosoma'' Nagy, 1967 * ''Tiphia dimidiata'' Zhang et al., 1994 * ''Tiphia distincta'' Tournier, 1889 * ''Tiphia dolichogaster'' Zhang, 1989 * ''Tiphia elac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |