Spathius thorpei
Species of wasp
| Spathius thorpei | |
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| Spathius thorpei seen at the Auckland Botanic Gardens | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Genus: | Spathius |
| Species: | S. thorpei |
| Binomial name | |
| Spathius thorpei Belokobylskij and Austin, 2013 | |
Spathius thorpei is a species of parasitoid wasp belonging to the family Braconidae.[2] The species was first described by Sergey A. Belokobylskij and Andrew D. Austin in 2013, and is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
The species was identified by Polish entomologist Sergey A. Belokobylskij and Australian entomologist Andrew D. Austin in 2013, based on a holotype collected by Stephen E. Thorpe in April 2003, from sedges in the Auckland Domain, Auckland, New Zealand.[3] Belokobylskij and Austin named the species after Thorpe.[3]
Description
Females of S. thorpei have a body length of 3.2 mm (0.13 in), while males measure 2.2 mm (0.087 in). The species has glabrous eyes, slender antennae, and is reddish brown in colour.[3] The species can be differentiated by its distinctly sculptured vertex and frons, and by having a long and narrow mesosoma.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to New Zealand.[2]
References
- ^ "Spathius thorpei Belokobylskij & Austin 2013". New Zealand Threat Classification System. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Spathius thorpei Belokobylskij & Austin, 2013". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d Belokobylskij, Sergey A; Austin, Andrew D (29 August 2013). "New species of flightless doryctine parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) from Australia and New Zealand". Austral Entomology. 52 (4): 338–355. doi:10.1111/AEN.12042. ISSN 1326-6756. Wikidata Q54623218.
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