Rhyssa persuasoria (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Sabre Wasp)

Rhyssa persuasoria (Sabre Wasp) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Rhyssa persuasoria (Sabre Wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhyssa persuasoria (Sabre Wasp)
SubfamilyRHYSSINAE (rhyssine ichneumon wasps)
FamilyICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhyssa persuasoria (Sabre Wasp)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Horstmann, K. 2002 Revisionen von Schlupfwespen-Arten VI (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Mitt. Munch. Em. Ges. Vol 92: 79-91.
Spradbery, J.P. & Ratkowsky, D.A. 1974 An analysis of geographical variation in the parasitoid Rhyssa persuasoria (L.) (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) Bulletin of Entomological Research Vol 64: 653-668.
Spradbery, J.P. 1970 The immature stages of European ichneumonid parasites of siricine woodwasps Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series A, General Entomology Vol 45: 13-28.

Rhyssa persuasoria (Sabre Wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hanson, H.S. 1939 Ecological notes on the Sirex wood wasps and their parasites Bulletin of Entomological Research Vol 30: 27-65+6 plates.
Quicke, D.L.J., Wyeth, P., Fawke, J.D., Basibuyuk, H.H. & Vincent, J.F.V. 1998 Manganese and zinc in the ovipositors and mandibles of hymenopterous insects Zoological Journal of the Linnaean Society Vol 124: 387-396.
Spradbery, J.P. 1970 Host finding by Rhyssa persuasoria (L.), an ichneumonid parasite of siricid woodwasps Animal Behaviour Vol 18 (1): 103-114.

Immature Stages

Vollenhoven, S. van, 1860 Bij de Afbeelding der larve en pop van Rhyssa persuasoria Tijdschrift voor Entomologie Vol 4: Plate 12, 176-177.

Life History

Davies, N.W. & Madden, J.L. 1985 Mandibular gland secretions of two parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Journal of Chemical Ecology Vol 11 (8): 1115-1127.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Rhyssa persuasoria (Sabre Wasp):

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