Genus

Megarhyssa (Giant ichneumonid wasps)

Megarhyssa nortoni. Photo: (c) icosahedron, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Megarhyssa is a genus of large ichneumon wasps, with some species known for having the longest ovipositors of any insects. They are idiobiont endoparasitoids of the larvae of wood-boring horntail wasps. The ovipositor can be mistaken for a large stinger.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
        Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
        Superfamily: Ichneumonoidea (Ichneumonid and braconid wasps)
        Family: Ichneumonidae (Ichneumonid wasps)
        Subfamily: Rhyssinae
        Genus: Megarhyssa (Giant ichneumonid wasps)
        Species: Megarhyssa nortoni (Norton’s giant ichneumonid wasp) (1)

Subtaxa

Species: Megarhyssa nortoni (Norton’s giant ichneumonid wasp)

Genus

Megarhyssa (Giant ichneumonid wasps)

Subtaxa

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