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Thynnoidea
Thynnoidea is a superfamily of hymenopterans in the order Hymenoptera. There are at least 2 families and about 10 described species in Thynnoidea. Families These two families belong to the superfamily Thynnoidea: * Chyphotidae (chyphotid wasps) * Thynnidae The Thynnidae (also known as thynnid wasps or 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. Until recently, the co ... (thynnid wasps) References Further reading * * * External links * Apocrita Apocrita superfamilies {{hymenoptera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chyphotidae
The Chyphotidae are a family of wasps similar to the Mutillidae, differing most visibly in the presence, in females, of a suture separating the pronotum from the mesonotum. These species are found primarily in arid regions in the southwestern United States and adjacent regions in Mexico. Taxonomy Recent classifications of Vespoidea ''sensu lato'' (beginning in 2008) removed two of the five genera formerly placed in the family Bradynobaenidae to a separate family Chyphotidae, thus restricting true bradynobaenids to the Old World, with chyphotids being restricted to the New World The term ''New World'' is often used to mean the majority of Earth's Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: Oxford University Press, p. 3 .... Genera * '' Chyphotes'' Blake, 1886 * '' Typhoctes'' Ashmead, 1899 References External links Thynnoidea Apocrita families {{Apocrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apocrita
Apocrita is a suborder of insects in the order Hymenoptera. It includes wasps, bees, and ants, and consists of many families. It contains the most advanced hymenopterans and is distinguished from Symphyta by the narrow "waist" ( petiole) formed between the first two segments of the actual abdomen; the first abdominal segment is fused to the thorax, and is called the propodeum. Therefore, it is general practice, when discussing the body of an apocritan in a technical sense, to refer to the mesosoma and metasoma (or gaster) rather than the "thorax" and "abdomen", respectively. The evolution of a constricted waist was an important adaption for the parasitoid lifestyle of the ancestral apocritan, allowing more maneuverability of the female's ovipositor. The ovipositor either extends freely or is retracted, and may be developed into a stinger for both defense and paralyzing prey. Larvae are legless and blind, and either feed inside a host (plant or animal) or in a nest cell provisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera is a large order (biology), order of insects, comprising the sawfly, sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are Parasitoid wasp, parasitic. Females typically have a special ovipositor for inserting eggs into hosts or places that are otherwise inaccessible. This ovipositor is often modified into a stinger. The young develop through holometabolism (complete metamorphosis (biology), metamorphosis)—that is, they have a wormlike larval stage and an inactive pupal stage before they mature. Etymology The name Hymenoptera refers to the wings of the insects, but the original derivation is ambiguous. All references agree that the derivation involves the Ancient Greek language, Ancient Greek wikt:πτερόν, πτερόν (''pteron'') for wing. The Ancient Greek wikt:ὑμήν, ὑμήν (''hymen'') for membrane provides a plausible etymology for the term bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myzinum Quinquecinctum P1240895a
''Myzinum'' is a genus of wasps in the family Thynnidae. There are 63 species presently recognized in ''Myzinum''.Kimsey, L. (2009) Taxonomic purgatory: Sorting out the wasp genus ''Myzinum'' Latreille in North America (Hymenoptera, Tiphiidae, Myzininae). Zootaxa 2224: 30-50. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.190193 They measure 7–24 mm. Found in New World, ''Myzinum'' wasps are most diverse in the Neotropics. They are found in meadows, fields, and lawns. They parasitize white grubs (scarab larvae), especially ''Phyllophaga''. They are used as biological controls. Selected Species * ''Myzinum carolinianum'' Panzer * ''Myzinum frontale'' Cresson * ''Myzinum fulviceps'' Cameron * ''Myzinum maculatum'' (Fabricius, 1793) * ''Myzinum navajo'' Krombein * ''Myzinum obscurum'' (Fabricius, 1805) * ''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 or flower wasps) are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thynnidae
The Thynnidae (also known as thynnid wasps or 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. Until recently, the constituents of this family were classified in the family Tiphiidae, but multiple studies have independently confirmed that thynnids are a separate lineage. Description Most species are small, but they can be up to 30 mm long. The females of some subfamilies (all Diamminae, Methochinae, and Thynninae) are wingless, and hunt ground-dwelling (fossorial) beetle larvae, or (in one species) mole crickets. The prey is paralysed with the female's sting, and an egg is laid on it so the wasp larva has a ready supply of food. In species where both sexes are winged, males are similar in size to the females, but are much more slender. The males of species with wingless females, however, are often much larger than the females and have wings; the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
