Tiphia is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Tiphiidae subfamily Tiphiinae. They feed on soil-inhabiting scarab beetle larvae.
The species Tiphia vernalis (Spring Tiphia) has been introduced in the United States from Korea and China in 1925 to combat the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica).
Species
Tiphia abnormis Eversmann, 1849
Tiphia alishana Ishikawa, 1967
Tiphia ami Tsuneki, 1986
Tiphia annulata Fabricius, 1793
Tiphia antigae Tournier, 1901
Tiphia arthroxantha Boni Bartalucci, 2011
Tiphia austriaca Tournier, 1889
Tiphia bexar Nagy, 1967
Tiphia brevala Zhang, 1989
Tiphia bunun Tsuneki, 1986
Tiphia chareshi
Tiphia changi Tsuneki, 1986
Tiphia chihpenchia Tsuneki, 1986
Tiphia chungshani Tsuneki, 1986
Tiphia copidosoma Nagy, 1967
Tiphia dimidiata Zhang et al., 1994
Tiphia distincta Tournier, 1889
Tiphia dolichogaster Zhang, 1989
Tiphia elachia Boni Bartalucci, 2011
Tiphia eremopolites Boni Bartalucci, 2011
Tiphia femorata Fabricius, 1775
Tiphia fenchihuensis Tsuneki, 1986
Tiphia flavipes Tsuneki, 1986
Tiphia formosensis Tsuneki, 1986
Tiphia fortidentata Tsuneki, 1986
Tiphia fukuii Tsuneki, 1986
Tiphia hispanica Dusmet y Alonso, 1930
Tiphia hokkien Tsuneki, 1986
Tiphia horiana Tsuneki, 1986
Tiphia ilanensis Tsuneki, 1986
Tiphia impossibilis Arbouw, 1985
Tiphia iracunda Nagy, 1967
Tiphia kashmirensis Hanima & Girish Kumar, 2019
Tiphia komaii Tsuneki, 1986
Tiphia kotoshensis Tsuneki, 1986
Tiphia laeviceps Tournier, 1889
Tiphia latipes Walker, 1871
Tiphia lepeletieri Berland, 1925
Tiphia lihyuehtana Tsuneki, 1986
Tiphia maior Mocsáry, 1883
Tiphia mediovena Zhang, 1989
Tiphia minuta Linden, 1827
Tiphia morio Fabricius, 1787
Tiphia ordinaria (Smith, 1873) Tiphia parallela Smith, 1879 Tiphia paupi Allen & Krombein, 1961 Tiphia pempuchiensis Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia picta Schulthess, 1893 Tiphia piqua Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia popilliavora Rohwer Tiphia puliensis Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia rara Zhang et al., 1994 Tiphia rufomandibulata Smith 1873 Tiphia sabaea Boni Bartalucci, 2011 Tiphia sareptana Tournier, 1889 Tiphia semipolita Tournier, 1889 Tiphia taiwana Ishikawa, 1967 Tiphia takasago Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia triangulata Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia tsukengensis Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia unicolor Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845 Tiphia vallicola Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia varia Zhang, 1989 Tiphia wushensis Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia yanoi Tsuneki, 1986 Tiphia yushana Tsuneki, 1986