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Zyzzyx
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This article is about the wasp. For other things named Zyzzyx or similarly, see Zzyzx (disambiguation).
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]
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Z. chilensis observed in Argentina | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Crabronidae |
Subtribe: | Bembicina |
Genus: | Zyzzyx Pate, 1937[1] |
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Stictia chilensis Eschscholz, 1822[2] | |
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Z. chilensis is found in Chile, Peru, and Argentina.[3]