Megarhyssa
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Megarhyssa, also known as giant ichneumonid wasps, giant ichneumons, or stump stabbers,[1] 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. The ovipositor can be mistaken for a large stinger.[2] This is a genus of holometabolous insects within subfamily Rhyssinae that includes 37 species and belongs to Ichneumonidae, the family of wasps with the highest biodiversity in the world. [3]
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Female Megarhyssa greenei | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Ichneumonidae |
Subfamily: | Rhyssinae |
Genus: | Megarhyssa Ashmead, 1900 |
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