Austrocyrta
Appearance
| Austrocyrta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Xiphydriidae |
| Genus: | Austrocyrta Riek, 1955 |
| Species | |
Austrocyrta is an endemic Australian genus of woodwasps.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus used to be monospecific as it was earlier thought to contain only Austrocyrta australiensis as it’s only Species but later was revised by Jennings et al. 2009 and includes a second Species; Austrocyrta fasciculata
Austrocyrta contains the following species:
- Austrocyrta australiensis Riek, 1955 [1]
- Austrocyrta fasciculata Jennings & Austin, 2009 [1]
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Jennings, J.T., Austin, A.D. & Schiff, N.M. 2009, The Australian endemic woodwasp genus Austrocyrta Riek (Hymenoptera: Xiphydriidae). Journal of Australian Entomology 48, 29–35. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.2008.00680.x