Tiphia is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Tiphiidae, subfamily Tiphiinae. They feed on soil-inhabiting scarab beetle larvae.
The species Tiphia vernalis has been introduced in the United States from Korea and China in 1925 to combat the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica).Bugguide.net. Species Tiphia vernalis - Spring Tiphia T. vernalis has also fed on the oriental beetle (Anomala orientalis) in laboratory settings and in a nursery; thus, it is being proposed as a possible pest control method for A. orientalis.
Species
Tiphia abnormis Eversmann, 1849 Tiphia alishana Ishikawa, 1967 Tiphia ami Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia annulata Fabricius, 1793 Tiphia antigae Tournier, 1901 Tiphia arthroxantha Boni Bartalucci, 2011 Tiphia austriaca Tournier, 1889 Tiphia bexar Nagy, 1967 Tiphia brevala Zhang, 1989 Tiphia bunun Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia chareshi Tiphia changi Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia chihpenchia Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia chungshani Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia copidosoma Nagy, 1967 Tiphia dimidiata Zhang et al., 1994 Tiphia distincta Tournier, 1889 Tiphia dolichogaster Zhang, 1989 Tiphia elachia Boni Bartalucci, 2011 Tiphia eremopolites Boni Bartalucci, 2011 Tiphia femorata Fabricius, 1775 Tiphia fenchihuensis Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia flavipes Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia formosensis Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia fortidentata Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia fukuii Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia hispanica Dusmet y Alonso, 1930 Tiphia hokkien Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia horiana Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia ilanensis Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia impossibilis Arbouw, 1985 Tiphia iracunda Nagy, 1967 Tiphia kashmirensis Hanima & Girish Kumar, 2019 Tiphia komaii Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia kotoshensis Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia laeviceps Tournier, 1889 Tiphia latipes Walker, 1871 Tiphia lepeletieri Berland, 1925 Tiphia lihyuehtana Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia maior Mocsáry, 1883 Tiphia mediovena Zhang, 1989 Tiphia minuta Linden, 1827 Tiphia morio Fabricius, 1787 Tiphia ordinaria (Smith, 1873) Tiphia parallela Smith, 1879 Tiphia paupi Allen & Krombein, 1961 Tiphia pempuchiensis Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia picta Schulthess, 1893 Tiphia piqua Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia popilliavora Rohwer Tiphia puliensis Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia rara Zhang et al., 1994 Tiphia rufomandibulata Smith 1873 Tiphia sabaea Boni Bartalucci, 2011 Tiphia sareptana Tournier, 1889 Tiphia semipolita Tournier, 1889 Tiphia sternocarinata Allen & Jaynes, 1930 Tiphia taiwana Ishikawa, 1967 Tiphia takasago Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia triangulata Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia tsukengensis Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia unicolor Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845 Tiphia vallicola Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia varia Zhang, 1989 Tiphia vernalis Rohwer, 1924 Tiphia wushensis Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia yanoi Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia yushana Tsuneki, 1986
References
Biolib Fauna Europaea Oisat.org