Rhyssinae

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

Rhyssella humida

All possess long ovipositors, which are used by females to bore into tree trunks to lay eggs on the larvae of horntails and wood-boring beetles.

Genera

The following genera belong to the subfamily Rhyssinae:

• Cyrtorhyssa Baltazar, 1961 ^{i c g}
• Epirhyssa Cresson, 1865 ^{i c g b}
• Lytarmes Cameron, 1899 ^{i c g}
• Megarhyssa Ashmead, 1900 ^{i c g b}
• Myllenyxis Baltazar, 1961 ^{i c g}
• Rhyssa Gravenhorst, 1829 ^{i c g b}
• Rhyssella Rohwer, 1920 ^{i c g b}
• Triancyra Baltazar, 1961 ^{i c g}

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

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