Alloxysta thorpei
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| Alloxysta thorpei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Figitidae |
| Genus: | Alloxysta |
| Species: | A. thorpei |
| Binomial name | |
| Alloxysta thorpei Ferrer-Suay & Pujade-Villar, 2012 | |
Alloxysta thorpei is a species of parasitoid wasp belonging to the family Figitidae.[1] The species was first described by Mar Ferrer-Suay and Juli Pujade-Villar in 2012, and is found in Australia and New Zealand.
The species was identified by Mar Ferrer-Suay and Juli Pujade-Villar in 2012, based on a holotype collected by J.S. Noyes in October 1980 from the Omahuta Forest Park kauri sanctuary in the Northland Region, later recognised by Stephen E. Thorpe as a distinct species.[2] Ferrer-Suay and Pujade-Villar named the species after Thorpe.[2] Originally thought to be endemic to New Zealand, the species was later identified in Queensland, Australia in 2014, and is suspected to be an adventive species that originated from Australia.[3][4]