Rhyssa

The Latin name of the genus comes from the Greek and means "wrinkled". ==Description==

Female of this parasitic species drills deep into wood by its hair thin ovipositor (terebra) and lays its eggs on larvae living in timber, which become a food supply and an incubator for the progeny, until it is fully grown. ==Distribution==

Species of this genus are present in most of Europe, the Australian region, the Near East, in the Nearctic realm, the Indomalayan realm, and in North Africa. ==Selected species==

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