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Zyzzyx - This is about the wasp genus. See Zzyzx Road for the place name.
Zyzzyx chilensis
Zyzzyx is a monospecific genus of small wasp, named after the sound they make while flying. They were first studied by V.S.L. Pate in 1937. They are primarily predators on flies, but have been observed to consume skippers. Reference - Genise, J.F., "Estudios sobre el comportamiento de nidificacin 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 http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ne/v31n1/11172.pdf)
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