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Species Megarhyssa macrurus

Hugely Long Ovipositor - Megarhyssa macrurus - female

Megarhyssa sp. - Megarhyssa macrurus - female

found in nj, what is this?? - Megarhyssa macrurus - female

Giant Ichneumon - Megarhyssa greenei - male

Male giant ichneumon - Megarhyssa macrurus - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (parasitic Apocrita)

Superfamily Ichneumonoidea (Braconids and Ichneumons)

Family Ichneumonidae (Ichneumon Wasps)

Subfamily Rhyssinae

Genus Megarhyssa (Giant Ichneumons)

Species macrurus (Megarhyssa macrurus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

First described in 1771 by Carolus Linnaeus as Ichneumon macrurus

Explanation of Names

macrurus is from Greek makros (μακρος)- "long" + oura (ουρα)- tail

Food

It parasitizes pigeon tremex.

Internet References

Texas Agrilife Extension.

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 21 October, 2006 - 1:14pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Chuck Entz
Last updated 19 December, 2009 - 3:18pm

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