Zyzzyx
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Not to be confused with Zzyzx.
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| Zyzzyx chilensis Eschscholz, 1822 |
Zyzzyx is a monospecific genus of sand wasp, containing a brightly-colored, medium-sized species, Z. chilensis, named after the sound they make while flying. They were first studied in detail by H. Janvier (a.k.a. Claude-Joseph) in 1928, more than 100 years after they were first described.
They are primarily predators on flies, but have been observed to consume skippers.
[edit] References
- Genise, J.F., "Estudios sobre el comportamiento de nidificación de Bembicini neotropicales VI. Zyzzyx chilensis (Eschscholz) (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae)" Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argentina 41: 289-298 (1982)
- Howard E. Evans, "A Review of Prey Choice in Bembicine Sand Wasps (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)" Neotropical Entomology 31(1): 001-011 (2002) (PDF at [1])

