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Megarhyssa atrata

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Megarhyssa atrata
Megarhyssa atrata female
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M. atrata
Binomial name
Megarhyssa atrata
(Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Ichneumon atratus Fabricius, 1781

Megarhyssa atrata is a species of large ichneumon wasp. It is known from North America,[1] where it is found from Quebec, Michigan, Ohio and North and South Carolina to Florida.[2]

Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae are parasitoids of the larvae of the woodwasp Tremex columba in dead deciduous trees.[3]

References

  1. ^ Megarhyssa atrata at www.insectimages.org.
  2. ^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  3. ^ Pook, Victoria; Sharkey, Michael; Wahl, David (2016-01-04). "Key to the species of Megarhyssa (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Rhyssinae) in America, north of Mexico". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 63 (1): 137–148. doi:10.3897/dez.63.7619. ISSN 1860-1324.