| Zelostemma thorpei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Platygastridae |
| Genus: | Zelostemma |
| Species: | Z. thorpei |
| Binomial name | |
| Zelostemma thorpei Buhl, 2017 | |
Zelostemma thorpei is a species of parasitoid wasp belonging to the family Platygastridae. [1] First described by Peter Neerup Buhl in 2017, it is endemic to New Zealand.
The species was identified by Danish entomologist Peter Neerup Buhl in 2017, during a review of the genus Zelostemma during which Buhl identified 30 new species from New Zealand entomology collections based on morphological differences. [2] Z. thorpei was identified based on specimens collected from Huia, West Auckland in December 1980 by P. A. Maddison and B. M. May. [2] Buhl named the species after New Zealand entomologist Stephen E. Thorpe. [2]
Females of Z. thorpei have a body length of 1.5 mm (0.059 in), and light brown legs and coxae. The species can be differentiated from Z. laevicornu due to having a differently shaped metasoma. [2]
The species is endemic to New Zealand. [3] As of 2024, specimens have only being identified in the vicinity of Huia and the Manukau Harbour in the Auckland Region. [1] [2]
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A list of the species of Hymenoptera from New Zealand; which includes ants, bees, parasitoids, sawflies, and social wasps.
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