Tiphia
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| Genus: | Tiphia Fabricius, 1775
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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).[1]
European Species
- Tiphia abnormis Eversmann, 1849
- Tiphia antigae Tournier, 1901
- Tiphia austriaca Tournier, 1889
- Tiphia bexar Nagy, 1967
- Tiphia copidosoma Nagy, 1967
- Tiphia distincta Tournier, 1889
- Tiphia femorata Fabricius, 1775
- Tiphia hispanica Dusmet y Alonso, 1930
- Tiphia impossibilis Arbouw, 1985
- Tiphia iracunda Nagy, 1967
- Tiphia laeviceps Tournier, 1889
- Tiphia lepeletieri Berland, 1925
- Tiphia maior Mocsáry, 1883
- Tiphia minuta Linden, 1827
- Tiphia picta Schulthess, 1893
- Tiphia sareptana Tournier, 1889
- Tiphia semipolita Tournier, 1889
- Tiphia unicolor Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
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