Ambositrinae

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]

Ambositrinae
Maoripria earlyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Diapriidae
Subfamily: Ambositrinae
Masner, 1961

Taxonomy

Ambositrinae contains the following genera:[1]

  • Acanthobetyla
  • Ambositra
  • Archaeopria
  • Betyla
  • Diphoropria
  • Gwaihiria
  • Maoripria
  • Pantolytomyia
  • Parabetyla
  • Propsilomma
  • Zealaptera

References
  1. Citizen science observations for Ambositrinae at iNaturalist
  2. Masner, L (1961). "Ambositrinae, a new subfamily of Diapriidae from Madagascar and central Africa (Hymenoptera Proctotrupoidea)". Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar. 12.
  3. "Subfamily Ambositrinae". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 3 November 2022.


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