Moaxiphia duniana

Moaxiphia duniana
X. duniana now known as M. duniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Xiphydriidae
Genus: Moaxiphia
Species:
M. duniana
Binomial name
Moaxiphia duniana
(Gourlay, 1927)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Xiphydria duniana Gourlay, 1927

Moaxiphia duniana is a species of wood wasp belonging to the genus Moaxiphia.[1] This species was first described by Edward S. Gourlay in 1927 and originally named Xiphydria duniana.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ward, D; Goulet, H (2021). Fauna of New Zealand 81: Guide to the sawflies and woodwasps (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) of New Zealand. Landcare Research NZ Ltd. doi:10.7931/j2/fnz.81.
  2. ^ Edwin Stuart Gourlay (1927). "A new species of Hymenoptera of the family Xiphydriidae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 58: 72. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q136757844.