Ambositrinae

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Ambositrinae
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Maoripria earlyi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Diapriidae
Subfamily: Ambositrinae
Masner, 1961

Ambositrinae is a subfamily of parasitoid wasps, within Diapriidae. [1] The subfamily was first described by Canadian entomologist Lubomir Masner in 1961. [2] Most species have a Gondwanan distribution, being found in Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand and South America. [3]

Taxonomy

Ambositrinae contains the following genera: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Citizen science observations for Ambositrinae at iNaturalist
  2. ↑ Masner, L (1961). "Ambositrinae, a new subfamily of Diapriidae from Madagascar and central Africa (Hymenoptera Proctotrupoidea)". Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar. 12.
  3. ↑ "Subfamily Ambositrinae". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
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