Parabetyla pokorua
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| Parabetyla pokorua | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Diapriidae |
| Genus: | Parabetyla |
| Species: | P. pokorua |
| Binomial name | |
| Parabetyla pokorua Naumann, 1988 | |
Parabetyla pokorua is a species of diapriid wasp, and was first described in 1988 by the Australian entomologist, Ian D. Naumann.[1][2] The species epithet, pokorua (Maori, `ant') "refers to the ant-like appearance of the female."[2] The type specimens were collected at Jackson River, Gilbert Island, by sweeping leaf litter in Nothofagus menziesii forest; at altitudes between 30 m and 670 m.[2]
This wasp is endemic to New Zealand,[3] and like all Diapriidae is parasitic.[3]
