Thaumatodryinus tuukkaraski
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| Thaumatodryinus tuukkaraski | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Dryinidae |
| Genus: | Thaumatodryinus |
| Species: | T. tuukkaraski |
| Binomial name | |
| Thaumatodryinus tuukkaraski Olmi, Copeland & Guglielmino, 2015[1] | |
Thaumatodryinus tuukkaraski is a wasp species in the family Dryinidae. This tiny insect is endemic to Kenya where it is only known from the Taita Hills.[1][2] In 2015, this newly discovered species was named in direct reference to former Boston Bruins (NHL) goaltender, Tuukka Rask.[1]
The specific name tuukkaraski is in direct reference to the Boston Bruins (NHL) goaltender, Tuukka Rask. The reasoning given by the authors was that "[t]his species is named after the acrobatic goaltender for the Finnish National ice hockey team and the Boston Bruins, whose glove hand is as tenacious as the raptorial fore tarsus of this dryinid species”.[1][3][4]
