Megarhyssa

Megarhyssa
Megarhyssa macrurus female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Suborder:	Apocrita
Superfamily:	Ichneumonoidea
Family:	Ichneumonidae
Subfamily:	Rhyssinae
Genus:	Megarhyssa Ashmead, 1858
Species
number uncertain
Synonyms
Thalessa Holmgren, 1859 Megalorhyssa Schulz, 1906 Eurhyssa Derksen, 1941

Megarhyssa is a genus of large ichneumon wasps, with some species known for having the longest ovipositors of any insects. They are idiobiont endoparasitoids of the larvae of wood-boring horntail wasps.

External links

• Photo Essay: Giant Ichneumon Wasps Ovipositing
• Reference Photos: Giant Ichneumon Wasps - Male Megarhyssa sp.

Species

Species within the genus include:

• Megarhyssa atratus
• Megarhyssa greenei
• Megarhyssa macrurus
• Megarhyssa nortoni

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