Ambositrinae | |
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Maoripria earlyi | |
Scientific classification | |
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]
Ambositrinae contains the following genera: [1]
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