''Epirhyssa'' is a genus of
wasp
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s belonging to the family
Ichneumonidae
The Ichneumonidae, also known as ichneumon wasps, ichneumonid wasps, ichneumonids, or Darwin wasps, are a family of parasitoid wasps of the insect order Hymenoptera. They are one of the most diverse groups within the Hymenoptera with roughly 25 ...
.
The species of this genus are found in
Africa
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,
Japan
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and
America
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.
Species
Species:
*''Epirhyssa alternata''
*''Epirhyssa amaura''
*''Epirhyssa amazonica''
* ''Epirhyssa brianfisheri''
* ''Epirhyssa gavinbroadi''
* ''Epirhyssa ghesquierei''
*''
Epirhyssa johanna''
* ''Epirhyssa leroyi''
* ''Epirhyssa maynei''
* ''Epirhyssa migratoria''
* ''Epirhyssa quagga''
References
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Ichneumonidae
Ichneumonidae genera