Tiphia

Genus of wasps

Tiphia
Tiphia femorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Tiphiidae
Genus:
Tiphia

Fabricius, 1775

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

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] T. vernalis was also tested in laboratory settings to feed on the oriental beetle (Exomala Orientalis). Although this association has not been observed in naturally-occurring environments, it is being proposed as a possible pest control method similar to the P.japonica.[2]

Species

  • Tiphia abnormis Eversmann, 1849
  • Tiphia alishana Ishikawa, 1967
  • Tiphia ami Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia annulata Fabricius, 1793
  • Tiphia antigae Tournier, 1901
  • Tiphia arthroxantha Boni Bartalucci, 2011
  • Tiphia austriaca Tournier, 1889
  • Tiphia bexar Nagy, 1967
  • Tiphia brevala Zhang, 1989
  • Tiphia bunun Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia chareshi
  • Tiphia changi Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia chihpenchia Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia chungshani Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia copidosoma Nagy, 1967
  • Tiphia dimidiata Zhang et al., 1994
  • Tiphia distincta Tournier, 1889
  • Tiphia dolichogaster Zhang, 1989
  • Tiphia elachia Boni Bartalucci, 2011
  • Tiphia eremopolites Boni Bartalucci, 2011
  • Tiphia femorata Fabricius, 1775
  • Tiphia fenchihuensis Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia flavipes Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia formosensis Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia fortidentata Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia fukuii Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia hispanica Dusmet y Alonso, 1930
  • Tiphia hokkien Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia horiana Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia ilanensis Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia impossibilis Arbouw, 1985
  • Tiphia iracunda Nagy, 1967
  • Tiphia kashmirensis Hanima & Girish Kumar, 2019
  • Tiphia komaii Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia kotoshensis Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia laeviceps Tournier, 1889
  • Tiphia latipes Walker, 1871
  • Tiphia lepeletieri Berland, 1925
  • Tiphia lihyuehtana Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia maior Mocsáry, 1883
  • Tiphia mediovena Zhang, 1989
  • Tiphia minuta Linden, 1827
  • Tiphia morio Fabricius, 1787
  • Tiphia ordinaria (Smith, 1873)
  • Tiphia parallela Smith, 1879
  • Tiphia paupi Allen & Krombein, 1961
  • Tiphia pempuchiensis Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia picta Schulthess, 1893
  • Tiphia piqua Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia popilliavora Rohwer
  • Tiphia puliensis Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia rara Zhang et al., 1994
  • Tiphia rufomandibulata Smith 1873
  • Tiphia sabaea Boni Bartalucci, 2011
  • Tiphia sareptana Tournier, 1889
  • Tiphia semipolita Tournier, 1889
  • Tiphia taiwana Ishikawa, 1967
  • Tiphia takasago Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia triangulata Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia tsukengensis Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia unicolor Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
  • Tiphia vallicola Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia varia Zhang, 1989
  • Tiphia wushensis Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia yanoi Tsuneki, 1986
  • Tiphia yushana Tsuneki, 1986

References

  1. ^ Bugguide.net. Species Tiphia vernalis - Spring Tiphia
  2. ^ Reding, Michael E; Klein, Michael G (2018-01-20). "Tiphia Vernalis (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae) Parasitizing Oriental Beetle, Anomala Orientalis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in a Nursery". The Great Lakes Entomologist. 34 (2). doi:10.22543/0090-0222.2049. ISSN 0090-0222.
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  • Oisat.org
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