Tiphiidae
Template:Short description Template:Automatic taxobox The Tiphiidae (also known as tiphiid wasps,[1] flower wasps,[2]Template:Refn or tiphiid flower wasps[3]) are a family of large, solitary wasps whose larvae are parasitoids of various beetle larvae, especially those in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.[4] Until recently, this family contained several additional subfamilies, but multiple studies have independently confirmed that these comprise a separate lineage, and are now classified in the family Thynnidae.[5][6]
The females of some Brachycistidinae are wingless, and hunt ground-dwelling (fossorial) beetle larvae.[4] The prey is paralysed with the female's sting, and an egg is laid on it so the wasp larva has a ready supply of food. As some of the ground-dwelling scarab species attacked by tiphiids are pests, some of these wasps are considered beneficial as biological control agents.[7]
Taxonomy
Tiphiid genera are classified as follows:[8][9][10]
Subfamily Brachycistidinae Kimsey, 1991
- Acanthetropis Wasbauer, 1958
- Brachycistellus Baker, 1907
- Brachycistina Malloch, 1926
- Brachycistis Fox, 1893
- Brachymaya Kimsey & Wasbauer 1999
- Colocistis Krombein, 1942
- Dolichetropis Wasbauer, 1968
- Glyptacros Mickel & Krombein, 1942
- Hadrocistis Wasbauer, 1968
- Paraquemaya Kimsey & Wasbauer, 1999
- Sedomaya Kimsey & Wasbauer, 1999
- Stilbopogon Mickel & Krombein, 1942
Subfamily Tiphiinae Leach, 1815
- Cabaraxa Nagy, 1974
- Cyanotiphia Cameron, 1907
- Epomidiopteron Romand, 1835
- Icronatha Nagy, 1967
- Krombeinia Pate, 1947
- Ludita Nagy, 1967
- Mallochessa Allen, 1972
- Megatiphia Kimsey, 1993
- Neotiphia Malloch, 1918
- Paratiphia Sichel, 1864
- † Philoponites Cockerell, 1915[11]
- Pseudotiphia Ashmead 1903
- Tiphia Fabricius, 1775
Examples
- Tiphia femorata Linden 1827
- Tiphia minuta Fabricius, 1775
Notes
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Further reading
- Arnett, R. H. Jr. (2000) Segunda edición. American insects. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Londres, New York, Washington, D. C. Template:ISBN
- Borror, D. J., DeLong, D. M., Triplehorn, C. A.(1976) cuarta edición. An introduction to the study of insects. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. New York, Chicago. Template:ISBN
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