First record of the woodwasp family Xiphydriidae from Tasmania with a description of a new species and host record
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2009
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Jennings, J.
Austin, A.
Bashford, R.
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Austral Entomology, 2009; 48(1):25-28
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John T Jennings, Andrew D Austin and Richard Bashford
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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p> <jats:italic>Rhysacephala warraensis</jats:italic> Jennings & Austin, sp. nov., (Hymenoptera: Xiphydriidae), is described, being the first record of a xiphydriid woodwasp from Tasmania. Four females were reared from ‘horizontal’, <jats:italic>Anodopetalum biglandulosum</jats:italic> (Cunoniaceae), the first confirmed host record for an Australian xiphydriid.</jats:p>