Biology:Myzinum

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Short description: Genus of wasps

Myzinum
Myzinum obscurum P1200166b.jpg
Myzinum obscurum
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Thynnidae
Subfamily: Myzininae
Genus: Myzinum
Latreille, 1803

Myzinum is a genus of wasps in the family Thynnidae.[1] There are 63 species presently recognized in Myzinum. They measure 7–24 mm.[2] They are found in meadows, fields, and lawns.[citation needed] They parasitize white grubs (scarab larvae), including Phyllophaga.[3] They are used as biological controls.[4][5]

Distribution

Myzinum are found in New World and are most diverse in the Neotropics.[citation needed]

North American species list

The following 10 species occur in North America:[2]

  • Myzinum carolinianum (Panzer, 1806)
  • Myzinum cocoritensis Kimsey, 2009
  • Myzinum confluens (Cresson, 1865)
  • Myzinum dubiosum (Cresson, 1872)
  • Myzinum frontalis (Cresson, 1875)
  • Myzinum fulviceps (Cameron, 1900)
  • Myzinum maculatum (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Myzinum navajo (Krombein 1938)
  • Myzinum obscurum (Fabricius, 1805)
  • Myzinum quinquecinctum (Fabricius, 1775) (five-banded thynnid wasp)


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References

  1. Pilgrim, E.; von Dohlen, C.; Pitts, J. (2008). "Molecular phylogenetics of Vespoidea indicate paraphyly of the superfamily and novel relationships of its component families and subfamilies". Zoologica Scripta 37 (5): 539–560. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00340.x. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kimsey, Lynn (2009). "Taxonomic purgatory: Sorting out the wasp genus Myzinum Latreille in North America (Hymenoptera, Tiphiidae, Myzininae)". Zootaxa (2224): 30–50. doi:10.5281/zenodo.190193. 
  3. Krombein, Karl Vorse (1979). "Vespoidea". in Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd, Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R. et al.. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. 2. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 1513. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.5074. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4575575. Retrieved 2018-04-05. 
  4. Davis, John J. (1919). "Contributions to a knowledge of the natural enemies of Phyllophaga". Bulletin of the Illinois Natural History Survey 13 (1–16): 53–138. doi:10.21900/j.inhs.v13.329. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=bee_lab_da. 
  5. Rogers, Michael E.; Potter, Daniel A. (2004). "Biology and conservation of Tiphia wasps, parasitoids of turf-infesting white grubs". Acta Horticulturae (661): 505–510. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.661.67. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4044786 entry