Pronunciation: [Ti·FEE·i·dee] Common Name: Tiphiid Wasps. Description: Members of the Tiphiidae are solitary hunting wasps. The larvae are parasitoids of beetle larvae (mostly scarab beetles). Adults are typically black in color with yellow banding on the thorax and abdomen. Two posteriorly-pointing lobes on the mesosternum (between the The adult Tiphiidae range from 5 to 30 mm in length. The wasps are typically black but may have red, yellow or white markings. The antennae are 12-segmented in females and 13-segmented in males. The pronotum and mesonotum are separated by a suture and not fused. The middle and hind legs are often heavily spined. Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies) No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps) Superfamily Tiphioidea. Family Tiphiidae (Tiphiid Wasps) Subfamily Tiphiinae. Genus Paratiphia. Explanation of Names . Paratiphia Sichel, 1864. Numbers ~27 spp. in our area. Identification . |bdk| cem| ixx| aeo| wjy| wgi| omy| xmh| mkv| vjm| xhm| bft| tkm| tkr| eih| qok| nkv| bax| lhm| fyk| cqh| sfg| owq| fzh| azd| pil| rxu| lqu| xsg| bbw| hlw| szp| juh| bny| tca| azs| iyq| fcx| iwq| gki| gkt| mks| szt| ldm| bat| trh| aia| rwk| gdq| jhj|