Megarhyssa macrurus

Megarhyssa macrurus
Megarhyssa macrurus female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Subfamily: Rhyssinae
Genus: Megarhyssa
Species:
M. macrurus
Binomial name
Megarhyssa macrurus
(Linnaeus, 1771)

Megarhyssa macrurus, also known as the long-tailed giant ichneumonid wasp[1] or long-tailed giant ichneumon wasp,[2] is a species of large ichneumon wasp.[3] It is a parasitoid, notable for its extremely long ovipositor which it uses to deposit an egg into a tunnel in dead wood bored by its host, the larva of a similarly large species of horntail.

  1. ^ Cresswell, Stephen (2020). "Megarhyssa macrurus, Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp". American Insects. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  2. ^ "Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumon Wasp". MDC Field Guide. Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  3. ^ Ichneumonid wasp, Megarhyssa macrurus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). Insectimages.org (2010-05-04). Retrieved on 2010-12-17.