Megarhyssa atrata

Megarhyssa atrata is a species of large ichneumon wasp. It is known from North America,[1] where it is found from Quebec, Michigan, Ohio and North and South Carolina to Florida.[2]

Megarhyssa atrata
Megarhyssa atrata female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Ichneumonidae
Subfamily:
Rhyssinae
Genus:
Megarhyssa
Species:
M. atrata
Binomial name
Megarhyssa atrata
(Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Ichneumon atratus Fabricius, 1781

Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae are parasitoids of the larvae of the woodwasp Tremex columba in dead deciduous trees.[3]

References
  1. Megarhyssa atrata at www.insectimages.org.
  2. "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  3. Pook, Victoria; Sharkey, Michael; Wahl, David (2016-01-04). "Key to the species of Megarhyssa (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Rhyssinae) in America, north of Mexico". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 63 (1): 137–148. doi:10.3897/dez.63.7619. ISSN 1860-1324.


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