Rhyssinae

Rhyssinae is a subfamily of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. It contains eight genera and 259 described species, but there are likely many undiscovered species.[1][2]

Rhyssella humida

Rhyssinae
Rhyssella nitida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Ichneumonidae
Subfamily:	Rhyssinae

Genera

These three genera belong to the subfamily Rhyssinae:

• Megarhyssa Ashmead, 1900 ^{c g b} (giant ichneumons)
• Rhyssa Gravenhorst, 1829 ^{c g b}
• Rhyssella Rohwer, 1920 ^{c g b}

Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[6]

References

1. Kim, Ki-Beom; Kang, Gyu-Won; Lee, Jong-Wook (2018-03-01). "Taxonomic review of the subfamily Rhyssinae Morley (Hymenoptera:Ichneumonidae) with seven newly recorded species from South Korea". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 11 (1): 123–131. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2017.11.005. ISSN 2287-884X.
2. Noort, Simon Van; Rousse, Pascal (2014-07-25). "A review of the Afrotropical Rhyssinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) with the descriptions of five new species". European Journal of Taxonomy. 0 (91). doi:10.5852/ejt.2014.91. ISSN 2118-9773.
3. "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-07.
4. "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-07.
5. "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-04-07.
6. "Rhyssinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-07.

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
• Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd Jr., Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D., eds. (1979). "Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico". Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
• Majka, C. (2009). "Thomas L. Casey and Rhode Island". ZooKeys (22): 267–283. doi:10.3897/zookeys.22.93.

External links

• Media related to Rhyssinae at Wikimedia Commons