Bocchus thorpei

Bocchus thorpei
Female specimen of Bocchus thorpei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Dryinidae
Genus: Bocchus
Species:
B. thorpei
Binomial name
Bocchus thorpei
Olmi, 2007

Bocchus thorpei is a species of wasp belonging to the family Dryinidae.[1] The species was first described by Massimo Olmi in 2007, and is known to occur in New Zealand.

Taxonomy

Holotype specimen from the Auckland War Memorial Museum collections

The species was described by Massimo Olmi in 2007, based on a holotype collected by Stephen E. Thorpe from the Auckland Domain in March 2005.[2][3] Olmi named the species after Thorpe.[2]

Description

Females of the species measure between 2.81–3.50 mm (0.111–0.138 in), and have a black head and enlarged claws with a row of three subdistal teeth.[2]

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in the vicinity of Auckland, Tauranga and the Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand.[1] As it is typically found in modified habitats near port cities, it is unclear whether the species is endemic or introduced to New Zealand,[2] and it is suspected to be a species that originated in Australia.[4] The host species of B. thorpei is unknown. Other species of Bocchus parasitise members of the family Issidae, however no species within this family have been recorded in New Zealand.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bocchus thorpei Olmi, 2007". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Olmi, Massimo (2007). "New Zealand Dryinidae and Embolemidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea): New Records and Description of Bocchus thorpei New Species". Records of the Auckland Museum. 44: 5–16. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 42905891. Wikidata Q58623356.
  3. ^ "Bocchus thorpei". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  4. ^ Olmi, Massimo; Villemant, Claire (2009). "Les Dryinidae (lnsecta, Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea) du Vanuatu et des îles du Pacifique". Zoosystema (in French). 31 (3): 691–705. doi:10.5252/z2009n3a14. ISSN 1280-9551.