Parabetyla ngarara
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| Parabetyla ngarara | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Diapriidae |
| Genus: | Parabetyla |
| Species: | P. ngarara |
| Binomial name | |
| Parabetyla ngarara Naumann, 1988 | |
Parabetyla ngarara is a species of diapriid wasp, and was first described in 1988 by the Australian entomologist, Ian D. Naumann.[1][2] The species epithet, ngarara is a Māori word meaning "monster".[2] The holotype specimen (female only) was collected from Canaan, New Zealand, in leaf litter.[2]
This wasp is endemic to New Zealand,[3] and like all Diapriidae is parasitic.[3]