Zyzzyx

Zyzzyx is a monospecific genus of sand wasp, containing a brightly coloured, medium-sized species, Zyzzyx chilensis. It is primarily a predator on flies, but has been observed to consume skippers. "Zyzzyx" is a replacement name proposed in 1937 by V. S. L. Pate for Therapon, originally described by J. Parker in 1929.

This article is about the wasp. For other things named Zyzzyx or similarly, see Zzyzx (disambiguation).

Zyzzyx
Z. chilensis observed in Argentina
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Crabronidae
Subtribe: Bembicina
Genus: Zyzzyx
Pate, 1937
Type species
Stictia chilensis
Species
  • Zyzzyx chilensis (Eschscholz, 1822)
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Therapon Parker, 1929

Species:

  • Stictia chilensis Eschscholz, 1822
  • Bembex peruviana Guérin-Méneville, 1835
  • Monedula orbignyi Guérin-Méneville, 1844
  • Monedula odontomera Handlirsch, 1890

Z. chilensis is found in Chile, Peru, and Argentina.

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