Rhyssa
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Rhyssa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Rhyssa persuasoria - Female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Subfamily: | Rhyssinae |
| Genus: | Rhyssa Gravenhorst, 1829 |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Rhyssa is a genus of ichneumon wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae subfamily Rhyssinae.
The Latin name of the genus comes from the Greek and means "wrinkled".
Description
Female of this parasitic species drills deep into wood by its hair thin ovipositor (terebra) and lays its eggs on larvae living in timber, which become a food supply and an incubator for the progeny, until it is fully grown.
