Parabetyla ngarara

Parabetyla ngarara
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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] The species epithet, ngarara is a Māori word meaning "monster".[2] The holotype specimen (female only) was collected from Canaan, New Zealand, in leaf litter.[2]

This wasp is endemic to New Zealand,[3] and like all Diapriidae is parasitic.[3]

References

  1. ^ "IRMNG - Parabetyla ngarara Naumann, 1988". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Ian D. Naumann (30 December 1988). "Ambositrinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Diapriidae)". Fauna of New Zealand. 15. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 48–49. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.15. ISSN 0111-5383. OCLC 436970413. Wikidata Q45081568.
  3. ^ a b "NZOR: Details - Parabetyla ngarara Naumann, 1988". NZOR. Retrieved 2 June 2025.