Megalyra sp. (genus) (Long-tailed wasp)


Family Megalyridae. Parasitic on other insects, in known cases mostly wood-boring beetles. The ovipositor is very long, in some species up to eight times as long as the rest of the body.


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Regional distribution

Megalyra sp. (genus) is listed in the following regions:

827,420 sightings of 23,514 species from 15,122 members
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