Cryptoxilos thorpei is a species of parasitoid wasp belonging to the family Braconidae.[2] The species was first described by Scott R. Shaw and Jocelyn A. Berry in 2005, and is endemic to New Zealand.
| Cryptoxilos thorpei | |
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| Female specimen of Cryptoxilos thorpei | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Genus: | Cryptoxilos |
| Species: | C. thorpei
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptoxilos thorpei Shaw & Berry, 2005
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Taxonomy
editThe species was identified by Scott R. Shaw and Jocelyn A. Berry in 2005, based on a holotype collected by Stephen E. Thorpe from the Symonds Street Cemetery in central Auckland, New Zealand in 2003.[3] The holotype was discovered on a dead species of Pittosporum infested by adult Chaetoptelius mundulus beetles.[3] Shaw and Berry named the species after Thorpe.[3]
Description
editFemales of the species have a body length of 2.1 mm (0.083 in), and a forewing length of 1.7 mm (0.067 in).[3] The species has wider eyes compared to C. convergens, and due to the propodeum of C. thorpei being covered with lacunose foveae.[3]
Behaviour
editThe species has a long ovipositor, which it uses to insert eggs directly forwards into host beetles.[3] The species is also potentially protandrous, as males were observed emerging earlier than females.[3]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species is endemic to New Zealand, found in the vicinity of Auckland, New Zealand.[2] Most specimens have been found in the vicinity of the Auckland City Centre, with some found in Kelston on the banks of the Whau River in West Auckland.[2][4]
References
edit- ^ "Cryptoxilos thorpei Shaw & Berry, 2005". New Zealand Threat Classification System. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Cryptoxilos thorpei Shaw & Berry, 2005". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Shaw, Scott Richard; Berry, Jocelyn A. (2005). "Two new Cryptoxilos species (Hymenoptera : Braconidae : Euphorinae) from New Zealand and Fiji parasitising adult Scolytinae (Coleoptera)". Invertebrate Systematics. 19 (5): 371. doi:10.1071/IS05021. ISSN 1445-5226. Wikidata Q29031757.
- ^ "Cryptoxilos thorpei". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 28 August 2024.