Biology:Megarhyssa atrata

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Short description: Species of wasp


Megarhyssa atrata
Megarhyssa atratus.jpg
Megarhyssa atrata female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Subfamily: Rhyssinae
Genus: Megarhyssa
Species:
M. atrata
Binomial name
Megarhyssa atrata
(Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Ichneumon atratus Fabricius, 1781

Megarhyssa atrata, also known as the black giant ichneumonid wasp, 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.[citation needed]

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. http://bugguide.net/node/view/6324. 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" (in en). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 63 (1): 137–148. doi:10.3897/dez.63.7619. ISSN 1860-1324. https://dez.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=7619. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14528127 entry