Austronia is a genus of wasps endemic to Australia. It is the only genus in the family Austroniidae.[1] Three species are currently recognized.[2] Members of this genus are 4-6 millimeters long and are found in the wet forests of southern Australia and Tasmania.[3]
| Austronia | |
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| Austronia nitida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Infraorder: | Proctotrupomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Diaprioidea |
| Family: | Austroniidae |
| Genus: | Austronia Riek, 1955 |
| Type species | |
| Austronia nitida Riek, 1955
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Species
edit- Austronia nigricula Riek, 1955
- Austronia nitida Riek, 1955
- Austronia rubrithorax Riek, 1955
References
edit- ^ Riek, E.F. (1955). "Australian Heloridae, including Monomachidae(Hymenoptera)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 3 (2): 258–265. doi:10.1071/ZO9550258.
- ^ Goulet, Henri; Huber, John T. (1993). Hymenoptera of the world: an identification guide to families. Ottawa: Agriculture Canada. ISBN 978-0-660-14933-2.
- ^ Stringer, Danielle N.; Jennings, John T.; Austin, Andrew D.; Stevens, N.B.; Iqbal, M.; Austin, A.D. (2 July 2012). "Family Austroniidae". researchgate.net. Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity, and the School of Earth and Environmental Science, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Retrieved 28 November 2023.