Zyzzyx

This article is about the wasp. For other things named Zyzzyx or similarly, see Zzyzx (disambiguation).

Zyzzyx
Z. chilensis observed in Argentina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Crabronidae
Subtribe: Bembicina
Genus: Zyzzyx
Pate, 1937[1]
Type species
Stictia chilensis
Species
  • Zyzzyx chilensis (Eschscholz, 1822)
Synonyms[3][4]

Genus:

  • Therapon Parker, 1929[5]

Species:

  • Stictia chilensis Eschscholz, 1822
  • Bembex peruviana Guérin-Méneville, 1835[6]
  • Monedula orbignyi Guérin-Méneville, 1844[6]
  • Monedula odontomera Handlirsch, 1890[7]

Zyzzyx is a monospecific genus of sand wasp, containing a brightly coloured, medium-sized species, Zyzzyx chilensis. It is primarily a predator on flies, but has been observed to consume skippers.[8] "Zyzzyx" is a replacement name proposed in 1937 by V. S. L. Pate for Therapon, originally described by J. Parker in 1929.[4]

Z. chilensis is found in Chile, Peru, and Argentina.[3]

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Eschscholz, 1822 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Amarante, 2002 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Zyzzyx" (PDF). California Academy of Sciences. December 21, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Parker, 1929 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Guerin-Meneville, 1844 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Handlirsch, 1890 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Howard E. Evans (2002). "A review of prey choice in bembicine sand wasps (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)" (PDF). Neotropical Entomology. 31 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1590/S1519-566X2002000100001.