Megarhyssa macrurus

Megarhyssa macrurus
	Pair of females, with individual at left ovipositing
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Ichneumonidae
Subfamily:	Rhyssinae
Genus:	Megarhyssa
Species:	M. macrurus
Binomial name
	Megarhyssa macrurus; (Linnaeus, 1771)

Megarhyssa macrurus, also known as the long-tailed giant ichneumonid wasp^[1] or long-tailed giant ichneumon wasp,^[2] is a species of large ichneumon wasp.^[3] It is a parasitoid, notable for its extremely long ovipositor which it uses to deposit an egg into a tunnel in dead wood bored by its host, the larva of a similarly large species of horntail.

^ Cresswell, Stephen (2020). "Megarhyssa macrurus, Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp". American Insects. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
^ "Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumon Wasp". MDC Field Guide. Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
^ "Ichneumonid wasp Megarhyssa macrurus (Linnaeus)". www.insectimages.org. Retrieved 2025-05-03.

[1] Cresswell, Stephen (2020). "Megarhyssa macrurus, Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp". American Insects. Retrieved 2020-06-04.

[2] "Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumon Wasp". MDC Field Guide. Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 2025-05-03.

[3] "Ichneumonid wasp Megarhyssa macrurus (Linnaeus)". www.insectimages.org. Retrieved 2025-05-03.

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