| Pantolytomyia takere | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Diapriidae |
| Genus: | Pantolytomyia |
| Species: | P. takere |
| Binomial name | |
| Pantolytomyia takere Naumann, 1988 | |
Pantolytomyia takere is a species of diapriid wasp, and was first described in 1988 by the Australian entomologist, Ian D. Naumann. [1] [2] The species epithet, takere, is Maori, and means "chief man". [2]
This wasp is endemic to New Zealand, [3] and like all Diapriidae is parasitic. [3]
The holotype (female) was swept from ferns in podocarp, broadleaf forest on the Lake Wombat Track in Westland National Park. [2]
