Ambositrinae
Subfamily of wasps
Ambositrinae | |
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Maoripria earlyi | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Diapriidae |
Subfamily: | Ambositrinae Masner, 1961 |
Ambositrinae is a subfamily of parasitoid wasps, within Diapriidae.[1] The subfamily was first described by Canadian entomologist Lubomir Masner in 1961.[2] Most species have a Gondwanan distribution, being found in Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand and South America.[3]
Taxonomy
Ambositrinae contains the following genera:[1]
- Acanthobetyla
- Ambositra
- Archaeopria
- Betyla
- Diphoropria
- Gwaihiria
- Maoripria
- Pantolytomyia
- Parabetyla
- Propsilomma
- Zealaptera
References
- ^ a b Citizen science observations for Ambositrinae at iNaturalist
- ^ Masner, L (1961). "Ambositrinae, a new subfamily of Diapriidae from Madagascar and central Africa (Hymenoptera Proctotrupoidea)". Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar. 12.
- ^ "Subfamily Ambositrinae". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
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