Thynnidae

Family of insects

Thynnidae

Male Agriomyia sp. feeding on nectar
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Hymenoptera
Superfamily:  | Thynnoidea
Family:  | Thynnidae
Shuckard, 1841
Subfamilies

* Anthoboscinae Turner, 1912
* Diamminae Turner, 1907
* Methochinae Rohwer, 1916
* Myzininae Borner, 1919
* Thynninae Ashmead, 1903

The Thynnidae (also known as thynnid wasps, flower wasps, or thynnid flower wasps) are a family of large, solitary wasps whose larvae are almost universally parasitoids of various beetle larvae, especially those in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. Until recently, the constituents of this family were classified in the family Tiphiidae, but multiple studies have independently confirmed that thynnids are a separate lineage.[1][2][3]

## Description[edit]

Most species are small, but they can be up to 30 mm long.[citation needed] The females of some subfamilies (Diamminae, Methochinae, and most Thynninae) are wingless and hunt ground-dwelling (fossorial) beetle larvae, or (in one species) mole crickets.[4] The prey is paralysed with the female's sting, and an egg is laid on it so the wasp larva has a ready supply of food. In species where both sexes are winged, males are similar in size to the females, but are much more slender. The males of species with wingless females, however, are often much larger than the females and have wings; the adults mate in the air, with the female carried by the male's genitalia.[citation needed] Adults feed on nectar and are minor pollinators.[5] As some of the ground-dwelling scarab species attacked by thynnids are pests, some of these wasps are considered beneficial as biological control agents.[citation needed]

## Taxonomy[edit]

The family has five extant subfamilies, which were previously placed in Tiphiidae before it was found to be non-monophyletic.[1] Thynnidae genera are classified as follows:[1][6][3][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Cosila chilensis (subfamily Anthoboscinae) photographed in Chile Diamma bicolor female (subfamily Diamminae) photographed in Australia Myzinum quinquecinctum males (subfamily Myzininae) photographed in Oklahoma. Agriomyia sp. male (subfamily Thynninae), photographed in Australia A pair of Zaspilothynnus sp. mating (subfamily Thynninae), photographed in Australia: The male is larger and has wings.

### Extant genera[edit]

#### Subfamily: Anthoboscinae Turner, 1912[edit]

* Anthobosca Guérin-Ménéville, 1838
* Anthosila Genise, 1985
* Calchaquila Genise, 1985
* Cosila Guérin-Méneville, 1838
* Lalapa Pate, 1947
* Odontothynnus Cameron, 1904
* Paramyzine Berg, 1898

#### Subfamily: Diamminae Turner, 1907[edit]

* Diamma Westwood, 1835

#### Subfamily: Methochinae Rohwer, 1916[edit]

* Methocha Latreille, 1804
* Pterombrus Smith, 1869

#### Subfamily: Myzininae Borner, 1919[edit]

##### Tribe: Austromyzinini[edit]

* Austromyzinum Brown, 1985
* Cleftomyzinum Brown, 1985

##### Tribe: Myzinini[edit]

* Myzinum Latreille, 1803

##### Tribe: Mesini Argaman, 1994 [edit]

* Mesa Saussure, 1892
* Hylomesa Krombein, 1968

##### Tribe: Meriini Costa, 1858[edit]

* Afromeria Boni Bartalucci, 2007
* Allomeria Boni Bartalucci, 2007
* Braunsomeria Turner, 1912
* Iswara Westwood, 1851
* Komarowia Radoszkowski, 1886
* Lamprowara Boni Bartalucci, 2004
* Macromeria Westwood, 1835
* Meria Illiger, 1807
* Meriodes Boni Bartalucci, 2007
* Myzinella Guiglia, 1959
* Notomeria Boni Bartalucci, 2011
* Parameria Guérin-Méneville, 1837
* Poecilotiphia Cameron, 1902
* Tamerlanella Boni Bartalucci, 2004
* Weerpaga Argaman, 1994
* Zezelda Argaman, 1994

#### Subfamily: Thynninae Ashmead, 1903[edit]

##### Tribe: Elaphropterini Kimsey, 1992[edit]

* Ammodromus Guérin-Méneville, 1838
* Argenthynnus Genise, 1991
* Atopothynnus Kimsey, 1991
* Brethynnus Genise,, 1991
* Chrysothynnus Turner, 1910
* Dolichothynnus Turner, 1910
* Elaphroptera Guérin-Ménéville, 1838
* Eucyrtothynnus Turner, 1910
* Merithynnus Kimsey, 1991
* Mesothynnus Kimsey, 1991
* Spilothynnus Ashmead, 1903
* Telephorornyia Guérin-Ménéville, 1838
* Upa Kimsey, 1991
* Zeena Kimsey, 1991

##### Tribe: Rhagigasterini Ashmead, 1903[edit]

* Aelurus Klug, 1840
* Curvothynnus Brown, 2010
* Dimorphothynnus Turner, 1910
* Eirone Westwood, 1844
* Rhagigaster Guérin-Ménéville, 1838
* Rugosothynnus Brown, 2015
* Umbothynnus Brown, 2008

##### Tribe: Scotaenini Kimsey,1992 [edit]

* Anodontyra Westwood 1835
* Glottynnus Genise, 1991
* Glottynoides Kimsey, 1991
* Kaysara Carnimeo & Noll, 2018
* Ornepetes Guérin, 1838
* Pampathynnus Carnimeo & Noll, 2018
* Parelaphroptera Turner, 1910
* Pseudelaphroptera Ashmead, 1903
* Pseudoscotaena Carnimeo & Noll, 2018
* Rostrynnus Genise, 1991
* Scotaena Klug, 1810

##### Tribe: Thynnini[edit]

* Acanthothynnus Turner, 1910
* Aeolothynnus Ashmead, 1903
* Agriomyia Guérin-Ménéville, 1838
* Amblysoma Westwood, 1841
* Ariphron Kimsey, 2007
* Arthrothynnus Brown, 1996
* Aspidothynnus Turner, 1910
* Aulacothynnus Turner, 1910
* Belothynnus Turner, 1910
* Campylothynnus Turner, 1910
* Catocheilus Guérin-Ménéville, 1842
* Chilothynnus Brown, 1996
* Deuterothynnus Brown, 2010
* Doratithynnus Turner, 1910
* Dythynnus Kimsey, 2001
* Elidothynnus Turner, 1910
* Encopothynnus Turner, 1915
* Epactiothynnus Turner, 1910
* Guerinius Ashmead, 1903
* Gymnothynnus Turner, 1910
* Hathynnus Kimsey, 2003
* Heligmothynnus Brown, 2010
* Hemithynnus Ashmead, 1903
* Iswaroides Ashmead, 1899
* Leiothynnus Turner, 1910
* Lestricothynnus Turner, 1910
* Lophocheilus Guérin-Ménéville, 1842
* Macrothynnus Turner, 1908
* Megalothynnus Turner, 1910
* Neozeleboria Rohwer, 1910
* Oncorhinothynnus Salter, 1954
* Pentazeleboria Brown, 1983
* Phymatothynnus Turner, 1908
* Pogonothynnus Turner, 1910
* Psammothynnus Ashmead, 1903
* Rhytidothynnus Brown, 2008
* Tachynoides Kimsey, 1996
* Tachynomyia Guérin-Ménéville, 1842
* Tachyphron Brown, 1995
* Tmesothynnus Turner, 1910
* Thynnoides Guérin-Ménéville, 1838
* Thynnoturneria Rohwer, 1910
* Thynnus Fabricius, 1775
* Zaspilothynnus Ashmead, 1903
* Zeleboria Saussure, 1867
* Zythynnus Kimsey, 2001

### Extinct genera[edit]

The following 4 genera are extant members of Thynnidae:[17]

#### Subfamily: Anthoboscinae Turner, 1912[edit]

* Architiphia Darling, 1990

#### Subfamily: Methochinae Rohwer, 1916[edit]

* Brachymethoca Zhang, 1989

#### Subfamily: Myzininae Borner, 1919[edit]

* Geotiphia Cockerell, 1906
* Lithotiphia Cockerell, 1906

## References[edit]

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## External links[edit]

* Myzinum maculata Fabricius, a thynnid wasp on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
* Media related to Thynnidae at Wikimedia Commons

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Extant Hymenopteran families

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Arthropoda
* Class: Insecta
* Subclass: Pterygota
* Infraclass: Neoptera
* Superorder: Holometabola

| Tenthredinoidea|

* Argidae (argid sawflies)
* Blasticotomidae (fern sawflies)
* Cimbicidae (cimbicid sawflies)
* Diprionidae (conifer sawflies)
* Pergidae (pergid sawflies)
* Tenthredinidae (common sawflies)

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Xyeloidea|

Xyelidae

Pamphilioidea|

* Megalodontesidae
* Pamphiliidae (web-spinning sawflies)

Siricoidea|

* Anaxyelidae (cedar wood wasps)
* Siricidae (horntails)

Xiphydrioidea|

* Xiphydriidae (wood wasps)

Cephoidea|

* Cephidae (stem sawflies)

Orussoidea|

* Orussidae (parasitic wood wasps)

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| Ichneumonoidea|

* Braconidae (braconids)
* Ichneumonidae (ichneumon wasps)

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Ceraphronoidea|

* Ceraphronidae
* Megaspilidae

Proctotrupomorpha|

| Platygastroidea|

* Nixoniidae
* Platygastridae
* Scelionidae

|

Cynipoidea|

* Austrocynipidae
* Cynipidae (gall wasps)
* Figitidae
* Ibaliidae
* Liopteridae

Proctotrupoidea (s.str.)|

* Proctorenyxidae
* Roproniidae
* Heloridae
* Pelecinidae
* Peradeniidae
* Proctotrupidae
* Vanhorniidae

Diaprioidea|

* Austroniidae
* Diapriidae
* Ismaridae
* Maamingidae
* Monomachidae

Mymarommatoidea|

* Mymarommatidae

Chalcidoidea
(chalcid wasps)|

* Agaonidae (fig wasps)
* Aphelinidae
* Azotidae
* Baeomorphidae
* Boucekiidae
* Calesidae
* Ceidae
* Cerocephalidae
* Chalcedectidae
* Chalcididae
* Chrysolampidae
* Cleonymidae
* Coelocybidae
* Cynipencyrtidae
* Diparidae
* Encyrtidae
* Epichrysomallidae
* Eucharitidae
* Eulophidae
* Eunotidae
* Eupelmidae
* Eurytomidae
* Eutrichosomatidae
* Herbertiidae
* Hetreulophidae
* Heydeniidae
* Idioporidae
* Leucospidae
* Lyciscidae
* Macromesidae
* Megastigmidae
* Melanosomellidae
* Metapelmatidae
* Moranilidae
* Mymaridae (fairyflies)
* Neanastatidae
* Neodiparidae
* Ooderidae
* Ormyridae
* Pelecinellidae
* Perilampidae
* Pirenidae
* Pteromalidae
* Signiphoridae
* Spalangiidae
* Systasidae
* Tanaostigmatidae
* Tetracampidae
* Torymidae
* Trichogrammatidae

Evanioidea|

* Aulacidae
* Evaniidae (ensign wasps)
* Gasteruptiidae

Stephanoidea|

* Stephanidae

Megalyroidea|

* Megalyridae

Trigonaloidea|

* Trigonalidae

| Chrysidoidea|

* Bethylidae
* Chrysididae (cuckoo wasps)
* Dryinidae
* Embolemidae
* Plumariidae
* Sclerogibbidae
* Scolebythidae

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Vespoidea|

* Rhopalosomatidae (rhopalosomatid wasps)
* Vespidae (paper wasps, potter wasps, pollen wasps, yellowjackets, hornets)

Tiphioidea|

* Bradynobaenidae
* Tiphiidae (tiphiid wasps)

Thynnoidea|

* Chyphotidae
* Thynnidae (flower wasps)
* Sierolomorphidae (sierolomorphid wasps)

Pompiloidea|

* Mutillidae (velvet ants)
* Myrmosidae
* Pompilidae (spider wasps)
* Sapygidae (sapygid, or club-horned wasps)

Scolioidea|

* Scoliidae (scoliid wasps)

Formicoidea|

* Formicidae (ants)

Apoidea|

| Spheciformes
(sphecoid wasps)|

* Ammoplanidae
* Ampulicidae (cockroach wasps)
* Astatidae
* Bembicidae
* Crabronidae
* Mellinidae
* Pemphredonidae
* Philanthidae
* Psenidae
* Sphecidae (thread-waisted wasps)

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Anthophila
(bees)|

* Andrenidae (mason bees)
* Apidae (honey bees, bumblebees, cuckoo bees, carpenter bees, orchid bees, stingless bees)
* Colletidae (plasterer bees)
* Halictidae (sweat bees)
* Megachilidae (mason bees, leafcutter bees)
* Melittidae
* Stenotritidae

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* See also: Unicalcarida

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q21447838
* Wikispecies: Thynnidae
* BOLD: 807291
* BugGuide: 787801
* EoL: 3836425
* GBIF: 3258928
* iNaturalist: 605157
* IRMNG: 116555
* NCBI: 2153472

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