| Pantolytomyia flocculosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Diapriidae |
| Genus: | Pantolytomyia |
| Species: | P. flocculosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Pantolytomyia flocculosa Naumann, 1988 | |
Pantolytomyia flocculosa is a species of diapriid wasp, and was first described in 1988 by the Australian entomologist, Ian D. Naumann. [1] [2] The species epithet, flocculosa (Latin floccus, `a tuft of wool') "refers to the matted tuft of setae on the frons". [2]
This wasp is endemic to New Zealand, [3] and like all Diapriidae is parasitic. [3]
Type specimens were collected from moss, litter, and lichens, by diurnal or nocturnal sweeping of ferns, moss, and ground-cover,and by light trapping; in broadleaf forests ( Agathis forest, Nothofagus forests, at altitudes of between 20 m and 1400 m. [2]
