Anacharis zealandica Ashmead, 1900

Ward, D. F., 2014, Overview and key to the New Zealand Cynipoidea (Hymenoptera), Zootaxa 3878 (6), pp. 563-579 : 567

Anacharis zealandica Ashmead, 1900

( Figs. 4 , 17, 18 )

Anacharis zealandica is a common and very widespread species which is also found in Australia ( New 1982). It is considered a native species in New Zealand. It is easily recognisable with its elongate petiole. In New Zealand, it is a parasitoid of the brown lacewing Micromus tasmaniae ( Neuroptera : Hemerobiidae ). Several studies have examined A. zealandica and the trophic interactions between its hosts and flowering plant resources in New Zealand ( Jonsson et al. 2009; Jacometti et al. 2010). It is found throughout New Zealand and on several offshore islands. North Island: AK, BP, CL, HB, ND, TK, TO, WI, WN, WO. South Island: BR, CO, DN, KA, MB, MC, MK, NN, OL, SC, SD, SL, WD. Offshore Islands: CH, KE, SN, TH.

Figures

FIGURES 4 – 5. Habitus of Anacharitinae (Figitidae). 4 — Anacharis zealandica, arrow indicates marginal cell. 5 — Xyalaspis. Scale 1 mm.

FIGURES 17 – 20. Scutellum. 17 — Anacharis zealandica, dorsal. 18 — A. zealandica, lateral. 19 — Xyalaspis, dorsal. 20 Xyalaspis, lateral.