Parabetyla ngarara
| Parabetyla ngarara | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Diapriidae |
| Genus: | Parabetyla |
| Species: | P. ngarara |
| Binomial name | |
| Parabetyla ngarara Naumann, 1988 | |
Parabetyla ngarara is a species of diapriid wasp, and was first described in 1988 by the Australian entomologist, Ian D. Naumann.[1][2] As described in the original publication the species epithet, ngarara is a Māori word meaning "monster".[2] The female holotype of Parabetyla ngarara was collected from Nelson area, specifically in Canaan, New Zealand, in leaf litter.[2] The holotype is housed in New Zealand Arthropod Collection.[3][4]
This wasp is endemic to New Zealand,[5] and like all Diapriidae is parasitic.[5]
Conservation status
[edit]This species is considered data deficient according the NZTCS. [6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "IRMNG - Parabetyla ngarara Naumann, 1988". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- 1 2 3 Naumann, Ian David (1988). "Ambositrinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Diapriidae)". Fauna of New Zealand. 15: 48–49. doi:10.7931/j2/fnz.15. OCLC 436970413. Wikidata Q45081568.
- ↑ Berry, Jocelyn A. (1 January 1991). "Hymenoptera primary types in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 18 (3): 323–341. doi:10.1080/03014223.1991.10418046.
- ↑ "Parabetyla ngarara Naumann, 1988". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
- 1 2 "NZOR: Details - Parabetyla ngarara Naumann, 1988". NZOR. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ↑ "NZTCS". 16 October 2026.