Myzinum is a genus of wasps in the family Thynnidae.[1] There are 63 species presently recognized in Myzinum. They measure 7–24 mm.[2] They parasitize white grubs (scarab larvae), including Phyllophaga.[3] They are used as biological controls.[4][5]
| Myzinum | |
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| Myzinum obscurum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Thynnidae |
| Subfamily: | Myzininae |
| Genus: | Myzinum Latreille, 1803 |
Distribution
editMyzinum are found in New World and are most diverse in the Neotropics.[citation needed]
North American species list
editThe following 10 species occur in North America:[2]
- Myzinum carolinianum (Panzer, 1806)
- Myzinum cocoritensis Kimsey, 2009
- Myzinum confluens (Cresson, 1865)
- Myzinum dubiosum (Cresson, 1872)
- Myzinum frontalis (Cresson, 1875)
- Myzinum fulviceps (Cameron, 1900)
- Myzinum maculatum (Fabricius, 1793)
- Myzinum navajo (Krombein 1938)
- Myzinum obscurum (Fabricius, 1805)
- Myzinum quinquecinctum (Fabricius, 1775) (five-banded thynnid wasp)
Gallery
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Female M. carolinianum -
Female M. dubiosum -
Male M. dubiosum -
Female M. frontalis -
Female M. maculatum -
Female M. obscurum -
Female Myzinum quinquecinctum -
Male Myzinum quinquecinctum
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References
edit- ^ Pilgrim, E.; von Dohlen, C.; Pitts, J. (2008). "Molecular phylogenetics of Vespoidea indicate paraphyly of the superfamily and novel relationships of its component families and subfamilies". Zoologica Scripta. 37 (5): 539–560. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00340.x. S2CID 85905070.
- ^ a b Kimsey, Lynn (2009). "Taxonomic purgatory: Sorting out the wasp genus Myzinum Latreille in North America (Hymenoptera, Tiphiidae, Myzininae)". Zootaxa (2224): 30–50. doi:10.5281/zenodo.190193.
- ^ Krombein, Karl Vorse (1979). "Vespoidea". In Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd, Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B. D. (eds.). Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 1513. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.5074. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ Davis, John J. (1919). "Contributions to a knowledge of the natural enemies of Phyllophaga". Bulletin of the Illinois Natural History Survey. 13 (1–16): 53–138. doi:10.21900/j.inhs.v13.329.
- ^ Rogers, Michael E.; Potter, Daniel A. (2004). "Biology and conservation of Tiphia wasps, parasitoids of turf-infesting white grubs". Acta Horticulturae (661): 505–510. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.661.67.
External links
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