Moaxiphia duniana

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Moaxiphia duniana
Xiphydria duniana Pl 2 Trans. N.Z. Inst. Vol. 58.jpg
X. duniana now known as M. duniana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Xiphydriidae
Genus: Moaxiphia
Species:
M. duniana
Binomial name
Moaxiphia duniana
(Gourlay, 1927) [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Xiphydria dunianaGourlay, 1927

Moaxiphia duniana is a species of wood wasp belonging to the genus Moaxiphia. [1] This species was first described by Edward S. Gourlay in 1927 and originally named Xiphydria duniana. [2] It is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ward, D; Goulet, H (2021). Fauna of New Zealand 81: Guide to the sawflies and woodwasps (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) of New Zealand. Landcare Research NZ Ltd. doi:10.7931/j2/fnz.81.
  2. Edwin Stuart Gourlay (1927). "A new species of Hymenoptera of the family Xiphydriidae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 58: 72. ISSN   1176-6158. Wikidata   Q136757844.