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Chorebus thorpei

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Chorebus thorpei
Female holotype specimen from the collections of Auckland War Memorial Museum

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)[1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Braconidae
Genus: Chorebus
Species:
C. thorpei
Binomial name
Chorebus thorpei
Berry, 2007

Chorebus thorpei is a species of parasitoid wasp belonging to the family Braconidae.[2] The species was first described by Jocelyn A. Berry in 2007, and is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

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The species was identified by Jocelyn A. Berry in 2007, based on a holotype collected by Stephen E. Thorpe from Little Windy Hill on Great Barrier Island in the Auckland Region, New Zealand in February 2002.[3][4] The first known specimen of this species was collected in 1982, but was only recognised as a member of this species in 2007.[3] Berry named the species after Thorpe.[3]

Description

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Females of the species have a forewing length of 2.6 mm (0.10 in), while males range between 2.4–2.6 mm (0.094–0.102 in). The species has dark-brown antennae with an orange-brown head.[3] The species can be distinguished from other members of Chorebus due to the presence of two submarginal cells, a fourth tooth on the species' mandible, an unsculptured and linear sternaulus, long antennae, and a predominantly uniform orange-brown colour.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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The species is endemic to New Zealand, found on Great Barrier Island and the North Island as far south as the Waikato Region.[2] Adults tend to be collected from between December and February, and the host species of C. thorpei is unknown.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Chorebus thorpei Berry, 2007". New Zealand Threat Classification System. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Chorebus thorpei Berry, 2007". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Berry, J. A. (7 September 2007). "Alysiinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Braconidae)" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 58. Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.58. ISSN 0111-5383. OCLC 690463781. Wikidata Q44986211.
  4. ^ "Chorebus thorpei". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 28 August 2024.