''Tiphia'' is a genus of wasps belonging to the family
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 additiona ...
subfamily
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 solitar ...
. They feed on soil-inhabiting scarab beetle larvae.
The species ''
Tiphia vernalis
''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 Ch ...
'' (Spring Tiphia) has been introduced in the United States from Korea and China in 1925 to combat the Japanese beetle (''
Popillia japonica
The Japanese beetle (''Popillia japonica'') is a species of scarab beetle. The adult measures in length and in width, has iridescent copper-colored elytra and a green thorax and head. It is not very destructive in Japan (where it is control ...
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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
''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 Chi ...
'' Nagy, 1967
* '' Tiphia brevala'' Zhang, 1989
* '' Tiphia bunun'' Tsuneki, 1986
* Tiphia chareshi
* ''Tiphia changi
''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 Chi ...
'' Tsuneki, 1986
* ''Tiphia chihpenchia
''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 Chi ...
'' Tsuneki, 1986
* ''Tiphia chungshani
''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 Chi ...
'' Tsuneki, 1986
* ''Tiphia copidosoma
''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 Chi ...
'' Nagy, 1967
* ''Tiphia dimidiata
''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 Chi ...
'' Zhang et al., 1994
* ''Tiphia distincta
''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 Chi ...
'' Tournier, 1889
* ''Tiphia dolichogaster
''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 Chi ...
'' Zhang, 1989
* ''Tiphia elachia
''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 Chi ...
'' Boni Bartalucci, 2011
* ''Tiphia eremopolites
''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 Chi ...
'' Boni Bartalucci, 2011
* ''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
*'' T ...
'' Fabricius, 1775
* ''Tiphia fenchihuensis
''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 Chi ...
'' Tsuneki, 1986
* ''Tiphia flavipes
''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 Chi ...
'' Tsuneki, 1986
* '' Tiphia formosensis'' Tsuneki, 1986
* '' Tiphia fortidentata'' Tsuneki, 1986
* '' Tiphia fukuii'' Tsuneki, 1986
* '' Tiphia hispanica'' Dusmet y Alonso, 1930
* '' Tiphia hokkien'' Tsuneki, 1986
* '' Tiphia horiana'' Tsuneki, 1986
* '' Tiphia ilanensis'' Tsuneki, 1986
* '' Tiphia impossibilis'' Arbouw, 1985
* '' Tiphia iracunda'' Nagy, 1967
* '' Tiphia kashmirensis'' Hanima & Girish Kumar, 2019
* '' Tiphia komaii'' Tsuneki, 1986
* '' Tiphia kotoshensis'' Tsuneki, 1986
* '' Tiphia laeviceps'' Tournier, 1889
* '' Tiphia latipes'' Walker, 1871
* '' Tiphia lepeletieri'' Berland, 1925
* '' Tiphia lihyuehtana'' Tsuneki, 1986
* '' Tiphia maior'' Mocsáry, 1883
* '' Tiphia mediovena'' Zhang, 1989
* ''Tiphia minuta
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'' Linden, 1827
* '' Tiphia morio'' Fabricius, 1787
* '' Tiphia ordinaria'' (Smith, 1873)
* '' Tiphia parallela'' Smith, 1879
* '' Tiphia paupi'' Allen & Krombein, 1961
* '' Tiphia pempuchiensis'' Tsuneki, 1986
* '' Tiphia picta'' Schulthess, 1893
* '' Tiphia piqua'' Tsuneki, 1986
* '' Tiphia popilliavora'' Rohwer
* '' Tiphia puliensis'' Tsuneki, 1986
* '' Tiphia rara'' Zhang et al., 1994
* '' Tiphia rufomandibulata'' Smith 1873
* '' Tiphia sabaea'' Boni Bartalucci, 2011
* '' Tiphia sareptana'' Tournier, 1889
* '' Tiphia semipolita'' Tournier, 1889
* '' Tiphia taiwana'' Ishikawa, 1967
* '' Tiphia takasago'' Tsuneki, 1986
* '' Tiphia triangulata'' Tsuneki, 1986
* '' Tiphia tsukengensis'' Tsuneki, 1986
* ''Tiphia unicolor
''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 Chi ...
'' Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
* '' Tiphia vallicola'' Tsuneki, 1986
* '' Tiphia varia'' Zhang, 1989
* '' Tiphia wushensis'' Tsuneki, 1986
* ''Tiphia yanoi
''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 Chi ...
'' Tsuneki, 1986
* ''Tiphia yushana
''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 Chi ...
'' Tsuneki, 1986
References
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Fauna Europaea
Tiphiidae
Hymenoptera genera
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