Austrocyrta

Austrocyrta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Xiphydriidae
Genus: Austrocyrta
Riek, 1955
Species

Austrocyrta australiensis
Austrocyrta fasciculata

Austrocyrta is an endemic Australian genus of woodwasps.[1]

Taxonomy

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

Further reading

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


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