Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Type
Scientific Name
Zelostemma chionochloae Buhl, 2008
Classification
Order
Superfamily
PLATYGASTROIDEA
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Region
Field Collection Site
Collection Method
Collection Date
Feb 2006
Collector
Site Description
Mt Hutt
Habitat Notes
Reared 13 Dec 2006 from cecidomyiid on Chionochloa rubra.
Altitude from
450m
Site latitude/longitude
-43.5655 (± 1 km)
171.55433 (± 1 km)
Documentation
Description, phenology and biology of Zelostemma chionochloae Buhl sp. nov., a platygastrid parasitoid of Eucalyptodiplosis chionochloae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in New Zealand; P. N. Buhl (Denmark), M. S. Sarfati (Christchurch), E. G. Brockerhoff, D. Kelly (Christchurch); 2008
Document Pg Number
256
Last Update
28 Jun 2022
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