Rhyssinae
Appearance
Rhyssinae | |
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Rhyssella nitida | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Ichneumonidae |
Subfamily: | Rhyssinae |
Rhyssinae is a subfamily of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. It contains eight genera and 259 described species, but there are likely many undiscovered species.[1][2]
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Genera
These three genera belong to the subfamily Rhyssinae:
- Megarhyssa Ashmead, 1900 c g b (giant ichneumons)
- Rhyssa Gravenhorst, 1829 c g b
- Rhyssella Rohwer, 1920 c g b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[6]
References
- ^ Kim, Ki-Beom; Kang, Gyu-Won; Lee, Jong-Wook (2018-03-01). "Taxonomic review of the subfamily Rhyssinae Morley (Hymenoptera:Ichneumonidae) with seven newly recorded species from South Korea". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 11 (1): 123–131. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2017.11.005. ISSN 2287-884X.
- ^ Noort, Simon Van; Rousse, Pascal (2014-07-25). "A review of the Afrotropical Rhyssinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) with the descriptions of five new species". European Journal of Taxonomy. 0 (91). doi:10.5852/ejt.2014.91. ISSN 2118-9773.
- ^ "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-07.
- ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-07.
- ^ "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-04-07.
- ^ "Rhyssinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd Jr., Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D., eds. (1979). "Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico". Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
- Majka, C. (2009). "Thomas L. Casey and Rhode Island". ZooKeys (22): 267–283. doi:10.3897/zookeys.22.93.
External links
Media related to Rhyssinae at Wikimedia Commons