Tiphiid Wasps

Tiphiidae

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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.

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  1. (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/86548370@N00/6110021255
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiphiidae

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