Scutellista caerulea (Fonscolombe, 1832) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), new to New Zealand for the second time!

Stephen Thorpe

doi:10.15468/q7ybt9

Scutellista caerulea (Fonscolombe, 1832) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), new to New Zealand for the second time!

Citation

Thorpe S (2014). Scutellista caerulea (Fonscolombe, 1832) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), new to New Zealand for the second time!. Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/q7ybt9 accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-04.

Description

In 1921, Scutellista caerulea was imported and released in Nelson, New Zealand, for the biological control of pest scale insects. It was thought to have failed to establish, and is therefore currently considered to be absent from the New Zealand fauna. On 17 April 2013, a live specimen was captured in the wild in Auckland.

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Stephen Thorpe
originator
position: Mr
School of Biological Sciences (Tamaki Campus), University of Auckland
Auckland
NZ
email: stephen_thorpe@yahoo.co.nz

Stephen Thorpe
metadata author
position: Mr
School of Biological Sciences (Tamaki Campus), University of Auckland
Auckland
NZ
email: stephen_thorpe@yahoo.co.nz

Stephen Thorpe
administrative point of contact
position: Mr
School of Biological Sciences (Tamaki Campus), University of Auckland
Auckland
NZ
email: stephen_thorpe@yahoo.co.nz