Myzinum

Myzinum
	Myzinum obscurum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Thynnidae
Subfamily:	Myzininae
Genus:	Myzinum; Latreille, 1803

Myzinum is a genus of wasps in the family Thynnidae.^[1] There are 63 species presently recognized in Myzinum. They measure 7–24 mm.^[2] They are found in meadows, fields, and lawns.^{[citation needed]} They parasitize white grubs (scarab larvae), including Phyllophaga.^[3] They are used as biological controls.^[4]^[5]

Distribution[edit]

Myzinum are found in New World and are most diverse in the Neotropics.^{[citation needed]}

North American species list[edit]

The following 10 species occur in North America:^[2]

Myzinum carolinianum (Panzer, 1806)
Myzinum cocoritensis Kimsey, 2009
Myzinum confluens (Cresson, 1865)
Myzinum dubiosum (Cresson, 1872)
Myzinum frontalis (Cresson, 1875)
Myzinum fulviceps (Cameron, 1900)
Myzinum maculatum (Fabricius, 1793)
Myzinum navajo (Krombein 1938)
Myzinum obscurum (Fabricius, 1805)
Myzinum quinquecinctum (Fabricius, 1775) (five-banded thynnid wasp)

Gallery[edit]

Female M. carolinianum
Female M. dubiosum
Male M. dubiosum
Female M. frontalis
Female M. maculatum
Female M. obscurum
Female Myzinum quinquecinctum
Male Myzinum quinquecinctum

References[edit]

^ 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. S2CID 85905070.
^ ^a ^b Kimsey, Lynn (2009). "Taxonomic purgatory: Sorting out the wasp genus Myzinum Latreille in North America (Hymenoptera, Tiphiidae, Myzininae)". Zootaxa (2224): 30–50. doi:10.5281/zenodo.190193.
^ Krombein, Karl Vorse (1979). "Vespoidea". In Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd, Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B. D. (eds.). Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 1513. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.5074. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
^ Davis, John J. (1919). "Contributions to a knowledge of the natural enemies of Phyllophaga". Bulletin of the Illinois Natural History Survey. 13 (1–16): 53–138. doi:10.21900/j.inhs.v13.329.
^ Rogers, Michael E.; Potter, Daniel A. (2004). "Biology and conservation of Tiphia wasps, parasitoids of turf-infesting white grubs". Acta Horticulturae (661): 505–510. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.661.67.

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[Pilgrim2008-1] 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. S2CID 85905070.

[Kimsey-2] Kimsey, Lynn (2009). "Taxonomic purgatory: Sorting out the wasp genus Myzinum Latreille in North America (Hymenoptera, Tiphiidae, Myzininae)". Zootaxa (2224): 30–50. doi:10.5281/zenodo.190193.

[Krombein1979-3] Krombein, Karl Vorse (1979). "Vespoidea". In Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd, Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B. D. (eds.). Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 1513. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.5074. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

[Davis1919-4] Davis, John J. (1919). "Contributions to a knowledge of the natural enemies of Phyllophaga". Bulletin of the Illinois Natural History Survey. 13 (1–16): 53–138. doi:10.21900/j.inhs.v13.329.

[Rogers2004-5] Rogers, Michael E.; Potter, Daniel A. (2004). "Biology and conservation of Tiphia wasps, parasitoids of turf-infesting white grubs". Acta Horticulturae (661): 505–510. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.661.67.

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