| Venturia | |
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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.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Among the species in the genus are:
- Venturia ahlensis Maheshwary, 1977
- Venturia altia (Morley, 1913)
- Venturia canescens (Gravenhorst, 1829)
Parthenogenetic reproduction
Venturia canescens can produce haploid males from unfertilized eggs (arrhenotoky), a form of parthenogenesis. 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.
References
- ^ "Venturia Schrottky, 1902". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ Beukeboom LW, Pijnacker LP. Automictic parthenogenesis in the parasitoid Venturia canescens (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) revisited. Genome. 2000 Dec;43(6):939-44. doi: 10.1139/g00-061. PMID: 11195346