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Neurogalesus Carinatus
''Neurogalesus carinatus'' is a species of parasitic wasp in the family Diapriidae, first described in 1907. It uses the Australian soldier fly '' Inopus rubriceps'' as a host, sharing its range in pastured areas of South East Queensland, northern New South Wales and its non-native range on the North Island of New Zealand. Description ''Neurogalesus carinatus'' have deep red-coloured legs and antennae, with a female body length of up to 5.5mm. It can be distinguished from ''Neurogalesus dissimilis'' and ''Neurogalesus rubripes'' (two wasps with similar appearances) by having a sulcus on either side of the median groove at the base of the abdomen. Distribution The earliest recorded sighting of ''Neurogalesus carinatus'' in New Zealand is in 1985, after a specimen was collected from Māngere in Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |