''Myzinum'' is a genus of wasps in the family
Thynnidae
The Thynnidae (also known as thynnid wasps, flower wasps, or thynnid flower wasps) are a family of large, solitary wasps whose larvae are almost universally parasitoids of various beetle larvae, especially those in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. ...
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[ There are 63 species presently recognized in ''Myzinum''. They measure 7–24 mm.][ They parasitize white grubs (scarab larvae), including '']Phyllophaga
''Phyllophaga'' is a very large genus (more than 900 species) of New World scarab beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae. Common names for this genus and many other related genera in the subfamily Melolonthinae are May beetles, June bugs, and J ...
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Distribution
''Myzinum'' are found in New World and are most diverse in the Neotropics.
North American species list
The following 10 species occur in North America:[
* '' Myzinum carolinianum'' (Panzer, 1806)
* '' Myzinum cocoritensis'' Kimsey, 2009
* '' Myzinum confluens'' (Cresson, 1865)
* '' Myzinum dubiosum'' (Cresson, 1872)
* '' Myzinum frontale'' (Cresson, 1875)
* '' Myzinum fulviceps'' (Cameron, 1900)
* '' Myzinum maculatum'' (Fabricius, 1793)
* '' Myzinum navajo'' (Krombein 1938)
* '']Myzinum obscurum
''Myzinum obscurum'' is a species of wasp in the family Thynnidae. It is found in the Eastern United States.
References
Further reading
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Thynnidae
Endemic insects of the United States
Fauna of the Eastern Uni ...
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* ''Myzinum quinquecinctum
''Myzinum quinquecinctum'', the five-banded thynnid wasp, is a species of thynnid wasp in the family Thynnidae
The Thynnidae (also known as thynnid wasps, flower wasps, or thynnid flower wasps) are a family of large, solitary wasps whose larva ...
'' (Fabricius, 1775) (five-banded thynnid wasp)
Gallery
Myzinum carolinianum.jpg, Female ''M. carolinianum''
Myzinum dubiosum (88708528).jpg, Female ''M. dubiosum''
Myzinum dubiosum.jpg, Male ''M. dubiosum''
Myzinum frontale (47157982).jpg, Female ''M. frontale''
Myzinum maculatum (37250739365) (cropped).jpg, Female ''M. maculatum''
Myzinum obscurum P1330580a.jpg, Female ''M. obscurum''
Wasp - Myzinum species, Meadowood Farm SRMA, Mason Neck, Virginia.jpg, Female ''Myzinum quinquecinctum''
Myzinum quinquecinctum P1240895a.jpg, Male ''Myzinum quinquecinctum''
References
External links
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Thynnidae
Hymenoptera genera
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