Mavia (genus)
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Mavia is a genus
of ichneumon wasp
s in the subfamily Gelinae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of ichneumon wasp
Wasp
The term wasp is typically defined as any insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a bee nor an ant. Almost every pest insect species has at least one wasp species that preys upon it or parasitizes it, making wasps critically important in natural control of their...
s in the subfamily Gelinae
Gelinae
Cryptinae, Gelinae, Phygadeuontinae and Hemitelinae are names used interchangeably for a subfamily of the ichneumon wasp family of insects. The first three listed are more commonly used. "Cryptinae" was formally proposed by the ICZN, but "Phygadeuontinae" may be the technically valid name....
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