Ambositrinae
| Ambositrinae | |
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| Maoripria earlyi | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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[edit]
Ambositrinae contains the following genera:[1]
- Acanthobetyla
- Ambositra
- Archaeopria
- Betyla
- Diphoropria
- Gwaihiria
- Maoripria
- Pantolytomyia
- Parabetyla
- Propsilomma
- Zealaptera
References[edit]
- ^ 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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