Tiphia

Tiphia is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Tiphiidae subfamily Tiphiinae. They feed on soil inhabiting scarab beetle larvae.

Tiphia
Tiphia femorata
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Tiphia

Fabricius, 1775

The species Tiphia vernalis (Spring Tiphia) has been introduced in the United States from Korea and China in 1925 to combat the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica).[1]

European Species

  • Tiphia abnormis Eversmann, 1849
  • Tiphia antigae Tournier, 1901
  • Tiphia austriaca Tournier, 1889
  • Tiphia bexar Nagy, 1967
  • Tiphia copidosoma Nagy, 1967
  • Tiphia distincta Tournier, 1889
  • Tiphia femorata Fabricius, 1775
  • Tiphia hispanica Dusmet y Alonso, 1930
  • Tiphia impossibilis Arbouw, 1985
  • Tiphia iracunda Nagy, 1967
  • Tiphia laeviceps Tournier, 1889
  • Tiphia lepeletieri Berland, 1925
  • Tiphia maior Mocsáry, 1883
  • Tiphia minuta Linden, 1827
  • Tiphia picta Schulthess, 1893
  • Tiphia sareptana Tournier, 1889
  • Tiphia semipolita Tournier, 1889
  • Tiphia unicolor Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
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