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Species Rhyssa alaskensis

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon ("Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps)

Superfamily Ichneumonoidea (Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps)

Family Ichneumonidae (Ichneumonid Wasps)

Subfamily Rhyssinae

Genus Rhyssa

Species alaskensis (Rhyssa alaskensis)

Explanation of Names

Rhyssa alaskensis Ashmead 1902

Identification

the only Rhyssa with the posterior orbits (area directly behind the eyes) entirely black, vs markings there ―see figs. from Townes (1960).

Original description

Range

AK―NM

Habitat

coniferous forests

Season

Late spring to late summer

Contributed by Aaron Schusteff on 9 October, 2017 - 8:03pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 1 August, 2023 - 10:28pm

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