Chorebus thorpei
Species of wasp
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Chorebus thorpei is a species of parasitoid wasp belonging to the family Braconidae.[2] The species was first described by Jocelyn A. Berry in 2007, and is endemic to New Zealand.
| Chorebus thorpei | |
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| Female holotype specimen from the collections of Auckland War Memorial Museum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Genus: | Chorebus |
| Species: | C. thorpei |
| Binomial name | |
| Chorebus thorpei Berry, 2007 | |
Taxonomy
The species was identified by Jocelyn A. Berry in 2007, based on a holotype collected by Stephen E. Thorpe from Little Windy Hill on Great Barrier Island in the Auckland Region, New Zealand in February 2002.[3][4] The first known specimen of this species was collected in 1982, but was only recognised as a member of this species in 2007.[3] Berry named the species after Thorpe.[3]
Description
Females of the species have a forewing length of 2.6 mm (0.10 in), while males range between 2.4–2.6 mm (0.094–0.102 in). The species has dark-brown antennae with an orange-brown head.[3] The species can be distinguished from other members of Chorebus due to the presence of two submarginal cells, a fourth tooth on the species' mandible, an unsculptured and linear sternaulus, long antennae, and a predominantly uniform orange-brown colour.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to New Zealand, found on Great Barrier Island and the North Island as far south as the Waikato Region.[2] Adults tend to be collected from between December and February, and the host species of C. thorpei is unknown.[3]