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Tiphiinae
Tiphiinae is one of the two subfamilies of the flower wasp family Tiphiidae, the other being the Nearctic Brachycistidinae. It is the larger of the two and has a worldwide distribution. Characteristics Tiphiinae are small to medium sized solitary wasps, up to 25 mm in length. The eyes are ovate and do not demonstrate emargination. The males have 10-13 antennal segments while the females have 10-12. The antennae may, or may not be, bent at a sharp angle. The thorax is normally coloured orange-red or black and the thorax of the wingless females has distinct dorsal segmentation. The pronotum is long and extends posteriorly towards the tegulae. The spiracle cover lobes on the pronotum are lined with close fine hairs. There is no suture on the mesopleuron. Wings are present in all males but females may be winged or wingless. If wings are present they are not folded longitudinally. Fore-wings have a distinct pterostigma; and the wing venation is well developed. The legs show a for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiphiidae
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, 1893 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiphia Femorata
''Tiphia femorata'', often known as a beetle-killing wasp or common tiphiid wasp, is a species of wasp belonging to the family Tiphiidae, subfamily Tiphiinae. Subspecies Subspecies include: *'' Tiphia femorata femorata'' Fabricius, 1775 *'' Tiphia femorata vaucheri'' Tournier, 1901 (Belgium, Spain, North Africa) Distribution and habitat This species is present in most of Europe, the eastern Palearctic realm, and North Africa. It mainly inhabits warmer, dry and semi-arid grasslands and meadows. Description The adult males grow up to long, while females reach . The body is completely black, light haired, and the tibiae and femora of the middle and rear pairs of legs are reddish brown. Rather similar species are ''Tiphia minuta'' and ''Tiphia unicolor''. Biology It is a univoltine species. These wasps can be encountered from June through September feeding on nectar and pollen of flowers (especially on Apiaceae species). Like most members of Tiphiidae, ''T. femorata'' parasi ... [...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 * '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachycistidinae
Brachycistidinae is a subfamily of the flower wasp family Tiphiidae that contains 10 genera and 85 species, and which is confined to the Nearctic zoogeographic region. Distinguishing Characters The wasps in the subfamily Brachycistidinae are distinguished from the subfamily Tiphiinae by having simple claws and the lack of an epicnemial suture, while the tegulae do not cover the axillary sclerites of the fore wings. These wasps demonstrate extreme sexual dimorphism; the females resemble ants and are wingless, while the males are winged and nocturnal. These extreme differences between the sexes have led to instances where the males and females are described as separate species, known as "dual taxonomy", and later work shows the two "species" to be synonymous. The identification of both sexes as a single species is often only achieved when they are collected ''in copula''. Biology The female wasps of the family Tiphiidae are mainly ectoparasitic on fossorial beetle larvae, especi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |