Parabetyla


Parabetyla is a genus of diapriid wasps, and was first described in 1922 by the American entomologist, Charles Thomas Brues. The type species is Parabetyla spinosa.
Species in the genus are endemic to New Zealand, and like all Diapriidae are parasitic.

Description

Brues describes the females of this genus as: Naumann gives a later description of the genus, which includes a description of males, where possible, and expands the description of the females.

Species

Species listed by IRMNG are:
  1. Parabetyla nauhea Naumann, 1988
  2. Parabetyla ngarara Naumann, 1988
  3. Parabetyla pipira Naumann, 1988
  4. Parabetyla pokorua Naumann, 1988
  5. Parabetyla spinosa Brues, 1922
  6. Parabetyla tahi Naumann, 1988
  7. Parabetyla tika Naumann, 1988