Zyzzyx | |
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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[1] |
Type species | |
Stictia chilensis Eschscholz, 1822[2]
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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.[8] "Zyzzyx" is a replacement name proposed in 1937 by V. S. L. Pate for Therapon, originally described by J. Parker in 1929.[4]
Z. chilensis is found in Chile, Peru, and Argentina.[3]