Betyla fulva
| Betyla fulva | |
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| Image of B. fulva by Stephen E. Thorpe | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Diapriidae |
| Genus: | Betyla |
| Species: | B. fulva
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| Binomial name | |
| Betyla fulva | |
Betyla fulva is a species of diapriid wasp found in New Zealand. It is commonly known as the glow worm parasite.[2] It was first described by Peter Cameron in 1889.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Peter Cameron in 1889 and named Betyla fulva using a specimen collected in Greymouth by Richard Helms.[1][3]
This species was described a second time by the Rev. T.A. Marshall, based on a single specimen which emerged from the pupae of Arachnocampa luminosa, after being collected by George Hudson in Wellington.[4] However, this was later found to be the same species as previously described by Cameron.
Description
Cameron first described this species as follows:
The mesothorax is almost glabrous, and much more shining than the rest of the body. The abdomen is haired all over, but not very thickly, and the hair is longish, and whiter towards the apex. The tibiae and tarsi are covered with short, stiff white hairs, the femora more sparsely with longer, soft hair. At the apex the metanotum is convex, projecting into sharp teeth at the sides, and is very closely united to the petiole, which is longer and a little narrower than it.[3]
In order to tell this species apart from other Betyla species, look at "the prominent pronotal spiracular process" on females, or the "emarginate F1" on males.[5]
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand,[1] like its host species, the New Zealand Glowworm.
References
- ^ a b c "Betyla fulva Cameron, 1889". biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz/. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "Betyla fulva". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ a b Peter Cameron (1889). "A decade of new Hymenoptera". Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society. 2: 13. ISSN 0076-3721. Wikidata Q134481815. BHL page 10266046 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Gourlay, E.S. (1928). "A Note on the Validity of the Proctotrypoid Genus Tanyzonus Marshall". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 58: 310 – via Papers Past.
- ^ Naumann, I. D (1977). The systematics of the Australian Ambositrinae (Hymenoptera = Diapriidae) (Thesis). University of Queensland Library. doi:10.14264/366042.
External links
- Betyla fulva discussed on RNZ Critter of the Week, 16 May 2025