| Bocchus thorpei | |
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| Female specimen of Bocchus thorpei | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Dryinidae |
| Genus: | Bocchus |
| Species: | B. thorpei |
| Binomial name | |
| Bocchus thorpei Olmi, 2007 | |
Bocchus thorpei is a species of wasp belonging to the family Dryinidae. [1] The species was first described by Massimo Olmi in 2007, and is known to occur in New Zealand.
The species was identified by Massimo Olmi in 2007, based on a holotype collected by Stephen E. Thorpe from the Auckland Domain in March 2005. [2] [3] Olmi named the species after Thorpe. [2]
Females of the species measure between 2.81–3.50 mm (0.111–0.138 in), and have a black head and enlarged claws with a row of three subdistal teeth. [2]
The species is found in the vicinity of Auckland, Tauranga and the Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand. [1] As it is typically found in modified habitats near port cities, it is unclear whether the species is endemic or introduced to New Zealand, [2] and it is suspected to be a species that originated in Australia. [4] The host species of B. thorpei is unknown. Other species of Bocchus parasitise members of the family Issidae, however no species within this family have been recorded in New Zealand. [2]
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