Venturia (wasp)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Genus: | Venturia Schrottky, 1902 |
Venturia is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.[1]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
Among the species in the genus are:[1]
- Venturia ahlensis Maheshwary, 1977
- Venturia altia (Morley, 1913)
- Venturia canescens (Gravenhorst, 1829)
Parthenogenetic reproduction
[edit]Venturia canescens can produce haploid males from unfertilized eggs (arrhenotoky), a form of parthenogenesis.[2] Females may also produce diploid female offspring by thelytoky, a type of parthenogenesis that involves the production of female progeny in the absence of mating.[2]