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Austronia

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Austronia
Austronia nitida
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Infraorder: Proctotrupomorpha
Superfamily: Diaprioidea
Family: Austroniidae
Genus: Austronia
Riek, 1955
Type species
Austronia nitida
Riek, 1955

Austronia is a genus of wasps endemic to Australia. It is the only genus in the family Austroniidae.[1] Three species are currently recognized.[2] Members of this genus are 4-6 millimeters long and are found in the wet forests of southern Australia and Tasmania.[3]

Species

References

  1. ^ Riek, E.F. (1955). "Australian Heloridae, including Monomachidae(Hymenoptera)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 3 (2): 258–265. doi:10.1071/ZO9550258.
  2. ^ Goulet, Henri; Huber, John T. (1993). Hymenoptera of the world: an identification guide to families. Ottawa: Agriculture Canada. ISBN 978-0-660-14933-2.
  3. ^ Stringer, Danielle N.; Jennings, John T.; Austin, Andrew D.; Stevens, N.B.; Iqbal, M.; Austin, A.D. (2 July 2012). "Family Austroniidae". researchgate.net. Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity, and the School of Earth and Environmental Science, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

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