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Ampulex

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Ampulex

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Ampulex is a large cosmopolitan genus of wasps belonging to the family Ampulicidae. Most of the >130 species occur in the tropics, particularly in the Old World, and fewer than 15 are known from the New World; fewer than 5 species are native to Europe or the United States, though the Old World species Ampulex compressa has spread to virtually everywhere that its host roaches (esp. the genus Periplaneta) can be found. The few species whose biology is known are parasitoids of cockroaches; they typically inject venom into the roach that subdues or immobilizes it, and then lay one to two eggs betw

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderHymenoptera
  5. FamilyAmpulicidae
Observations recorded2,706

Ampulex (лат.) — род ос из семейства Ampulicidae, включающий около 100 видов.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
179
With media
200
Family
Ampulicidae
Collections
FCB-UANL, SAM, ZMUC
Recorded in
Mexico, South Africa, Tanzania
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Ampulicidae
Image
Ampulex compressa.jpg
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genus
taxon name
Ampulex
topic's main category
Category:Ampulex
Commons category
Ampulex
taxon common name
セナガアナバチ属
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Ampulex is a large cosmopolitan genus of wasps belonging to the family Ampulicidae. Most of the >130 species occur in the tropics, particularly in the Old World, and fewer than 15 are known from the New World; fewer than 5 species are native to Europe or the United States, though the Old World species Ampulex compressa has spread to virtually everywhere that its host roaches (esp. the genus Periplaneta) can be found. The few species whose biology is known are parasitoids of cockroaches; they typically inject venom into the roach that subdues or immobilizes it, and then lay one to two eggs between the legs of the defenseless roach.

== Selected species == Ampulex canaliculata Say, 1823 Ampulex compressa (Fabricius, 1781) – jewel wasp or emerald cockroach wasp Ampulex dementor Ohl, 2014 Ampulex fasciata Jurine, 1807 Ampulex ferruginea Bradley, 1934 Ampulex ruficollis Cameron, 1888

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