Tiphia
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. T. vernalis has also fed on the oriental beetle 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, 1967Tiphia ami Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia annulata Fabricius, 1793Tiphia antigae Tournier, 1901 Tiphia arthroxantha Boni Bartalucci, 2011Tiphia austriaca Tournier, 1889 Tiphia bexar Nagy, 1967 Tiphia brevala Zhang, 1989Tiphia bunun Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia chareshiTiphia changi Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia chihpenchia Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia chungshani Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia copidosoma Nagy, 1967 Tiphia dimidiata Zhang et al., 1994Tiphia distincta Tournier, 1889 Tiphia dolichogaster Zhang, 1989Tiphia elachia Boni Bartalucci, 2011Tiphia eremopolites Boni Bartalucci, 2011Tiphia femorata Fabricius, 1775 Tiphia fenchihuensis Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia flavipes Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia formosensis Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia fortidentata Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia fukuii Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia hispanica Dusmet y Alonso, 1930 Tiphia hokkien Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia horiana Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia ilanensis Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia impossibilis Arbouw, 1985 Tiphia iracunda Nagy, 1967 Tiphia kashmirensis Hanima & Girish Kumar, 2019Tiphia komaii Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia kotoshensis Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia laeviceps Tournier, 1889 Tiphia latipes Walker, 1871Tiphia lepeletieri Berland, 1925 Tiphia lihyuehtana Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia maior Mocsáry, 1883 Tiphia mediovena Zhang, 1989Tiphia minuta Linden, 1827 Tiphia morio Fabricius, 1787Tiphia ordinaria Tiphia parallela Smith, 1879Tiphia paupi Allen & Krombein, 1961Tiphia pempuchiensis Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia picta Schulthess, 1893 Tiphia piqua Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia popilliavora RohwerTiphia puliensis Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia rara Zhang et al., 1994Tiphia rufomandibulata Smith 1873 Tiphia sabaea Boni Bartalucci, 2011Tiphia sareptana Tournier, 1889 Tiphia semipolita Tournier, 1889 Tiphia sternocarinata Allen & Jaynes, 1930 Tiphia taiwana Ishikawa, 1967Tiphia takasago Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia triangulata Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia tsukengensis Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia unicolor Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845Tiphia vallicola Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia varia Zhang, 1989Tiphia vernalis Rohwer, 1924Tiphia wushensis Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia yanoi Tsuneki, 1986Tiphia yushana Tsuneki, 1986