tiphia
noun
tiph·ia
ˈtifēə
1
capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Tiphiidae) of shining black wasps that includes a species (T. vernalis) of larval parasites of the Japanese beetle
2
plural -s : any wasp of the genus Tiphia
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek tiphē beetle + New Latin -ia