Austrocynips

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Austrocynips
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Infraorder: Proctotrupomorpha
Superfamily: Cynipoidea
Family: Austrocynipidae
Riek, 1971
Genus: Austrocynips
Riek, 1971
Species:
A. mirabilis
Binomial name
Austrocynips mirabilis
Riek, 1971

Austrocynips mirabilis is a species of parasitic wasp. It is the only species in the genus Austrocynips and the family Austrocynipidae. [1] [2] [3] It was originally described as a subfamily of Cynipidae; however, it was promoted to family status in 1995. [4]

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Description

This species is distinguished by being the only species in the superfamily Cynipoidea to have a pterostigma on the forewing. [4]

Distribution

This species is endemic only to Australia, [4] and has mainly been found in eastern Australia. [5]

References

  1. ↑ van Noort, Simon. "Austrocynipidae". WaspWeb. Iziko Museums of South Africa. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  2. ↑ van Noort, Simon. "Austrocynips Riek". WaspWeb. Iziko Museums of South Africa. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  3. ↑ van Noort, Simon. "Austrocynips mirabilis Riek". WaspWeb. Iziko Museums of South Africa. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Stringer, Danielle N.; Jennings, John T.; Austin, Andrew D. (2 July 2012). "Family AUSTROCYNIPIDAE". ResearchGate. Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity, and the School of Earth and Environmental Science, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Austrocynips mirabilisRiek, 1971". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 3 June 2025.
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