Spathius thorpei
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| Spathius thorpei | |
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| Spathius thorpei seen at the Auckland Botanic Gardens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Genus: | Spathius |
| Species: | S. thorpei |
| Binomial name | |
| Spathius thorpei Belokobylskij and Austin, 2013 | |
Spathius thorpei is a species of parasitoid wasp belonging to the family Braconidae.[2] The species was first described by Sergey A. Belokobylskij and Andrew D. Austin in 2013, and is endemic to New Zealand.
The species was identified by Polish entomologist Sergey A. Belokobylskij and Australian entomologist Andrew D. Austin in 2013, based on a holotype collected by Stephen E. Thorpe in April 2003, from sedges in the Auckland Domain, Auckland, New Zealand.[3] Belokobylskij and Austin named the species after Thorpe.[3]