Tiphiidae

The Tiphiidae (also known as the tiphiid wasps) are a family of large solitary wasps whose larvae are parasitoids of various beetle larvae, especially those in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. Until recently, this family contained several additional subfamilies, but multiple studies have independently confirmed that these comprise a separate lineage, and are now classified in the family Thynnidae.[1][2]

Tiphiid wasps
Tiphia sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Tiphioidea
Family: Tiphiidae
Subfamilies

Brachycistidinae
Tiphiinae

The females of some Brachycistidinae are wingless, and hunt ground-dwelling (fossorial) beetle larvae. The prey is paralysed with the female's sting and an egg is lain on it so the wasp larva has a ready supply of food. As some of the ground-dwelling scarab species attacked by tiphiids are pests, some of these wasps are considered beneficial as biological control agents.

Taxonomy

Tiphiid genera are classified as follows: [3][4][5]

The male of a species of Brachycistidinae photographed in Nevada
A female Tiphia femorata photographed in Italy

Subfamilia Brachycistidinae
  • Acanthetropis Wasbauer, 1958
  • Brachycistellus Baker, 1907
  • Brachycistina Malloch, 1926
  • Brachycistis Fox, 1893
  • Brachymaya Kimsey & Wasbauer 1999
  • Colocistis Krombein, 1942
  • Dolichetropis Wasbauer, 1968
  • Glyptacros Mickel & Krombein, 1942
  • Hadrocistis Wasbauer, 1968
  • Paraquemaya Kimsey & Wasbauer, 1999
  • Sedomaya Kimsey & Wasbauer, 1999
  • Stilbopogon Mickel & Krombein, 1942

Subfamilia Tiphiinae
  • Cabaraxa Nagy, 1974
  • Cyanotiphia Cameron, 1907
  • Epomidiopteron Romand, 1835
  • Icronatha Nagy, 1967
  • Krombeinia Pate, 1947
  • Ludita Nagy, 1967
  • Mallochessa Allen, 1972
  • Megatiphia Kimsey, 1993
  • Neotiphia Malloch, 1918
  • Paratiphia Sichel, 1864
  • Pseudotiphia Ashmead 1903
  • Tiphia Fabricius, 1775

Examples

References
  1. Pilgrim, E.; von Dohlen, C.; Pitts, J. (2008). "Molecular phylogenetics of Vespoidea indicate paraphyly of the superfamily and novel relationships of its component families and subfamilies". Zoologica Scripta. 37 (5): 539–560. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00340.x.
  2. Johnson, B.R.; et al. (2013). "Phylogenomics Resolves Evolutionary Relationships among Ants, Bees, and Wasps". Current Biology. 23 (20): 2058–2062. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2013.08.050. PMID 24094856.
  3. "Taxonomy for Tiphiinae". insectoid.info. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  4. "Tiphiinae". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  5. Lynn S. Kimsey; Marius Wasbauer (2006). "Phylogeny and Checklist of the Nocturnal Tiphiids of the Western Hemisphere (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Brachycistidinae)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 15 (1): 9–25.

Further reading
  • Arnett, R. H. Jr. (2000) Segunda edición. American insects. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Londres,New York, Washington, D. C. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9
  • Borror, D. J., DeLong, D. M., Triplehorn, C. A.(1976) cuarta edición. An introduction to the study of insects. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. New York, Chicago. ISBN 0-03-088406-3
  • Bugguide.net. Family Tiphiidae - Tiphiid Wasps
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