Alloxysta thorpei is a species of parasitoid wasp belonging to the family Figitidae.[1] The species was first described by Mar Ferrer-Suay and Juli Pujade-Villar in 2012, and is found in Australia and New Zealand.
| Alloxysta thorpei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Figitidae |
| Genus: | Alloxysta |
| Species: | A. thorpei
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| Binomial name | |
| Alloxysta thorpei Ferrer-Suay & Pujade-Villar, 2012
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Taxonomy
editThe species was identified by Mar Ferrer-Suay and Juli Pujade-Villar in 2012, based on a holotype collected by J.S. Noyes in October 1980 from the Omahuta Forest Park kauri sanctuary in the Northland Region, later recognised by Stephen E. Thorpe as a distinct species.[2] Ferrer-Suay and Pujade-Villar named the species after Thorpe.[2] Originally thought to be endemic to New Zealand, the species was later identified in Queensland, Australia in 2014, and is suspected to be an adventive species that originated from Australia.[3][4]
Description
editA. thorpei measured between 0.8–1.2 mm (0.031–0.047 in) in length. It is yellowish brown in colour. It can be differentiated from A. rubidus and A. darci due to proportions of flagellomeres, and the shape of pronotal carinae.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species is found in Australia and New Zealand. In Australia the species has been found in Queensland, and in New Zealand it has been found on the North Island and the South Island as far south as Christchurch.[1][3] The species is typically found in association with Nothofagus forests, however the host species for this insect is not known.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Alloxysta thorpei Ferrer-Suay & Pujade-Villar, 2012". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d Ferrer-Suay, Mar; Paretas-Martínez, Jordi; Selfa, Jesús; Pujade-Villar, Juli (22 February 2012). "Charipinae fauna from New Zealand with descriptions of two new species of Alloxysta Förster (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae: Charipinae)". Austral Entomology. 51 (4): 229–238. doi:10.1111/J.1440-6055.2012.00859.X. ISSN 1326-6756. Wikidata Q54630873.
- ^ a b Ferrer-Suay, Mar; Selfa, Jesus; Pujade-Villar, Juli (2014). "New Australasian records of 'Alloxysta forster' (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae: Charipinae) from the Canadian National Collection of Insects, Ottawa". The Australian Entomologist. 41 (2): 91–106. ISSN 1320-6133.
- ^ Darren Francis Ward (30 October 2014). "Overview and key to the New Zealand Cynipoidea (Hymenoptera)". Zootaxa. 3878 (6): 563–579. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3878.6.4. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 25544466. Wikidata Q29462068.