Dryinus koebelei

Dryinus koebelei (Perkins, 1905)

NOTES

I discovered this species to be present in New Zealand
it is certainly adventive (exotic) in N.Z., as claimed by Olmi (2007) and Olmi & Villemant (2009), despite not being classified as such by NZIB/NZOR
I can now confirm that a (and possibly the only) host in N.Z. is the adventive flatid Siphanta acuta
in the field, I have now seen dryinidised Siphanta acuta immatures, with adult female Dryinus koebelei in the close vicinity

Olmi, M. 2007: New Zealand Dryinidae and Embolemidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea): new records and description of Bocchus thorpei new species. Records of the Auckland Museum, 44: 5-16. ISSN: 1174-9202 [publication date: 1 October 2007] ZooBank
Olmi, M.; Villemant, C. 2009: Les Dryinidae (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea) du Vanuatu et des îles du Pacifique. Zoosystema, 31(3): 691-705. ISSN: 1280-9551 doi [in French, with English abstract] PDF

Stephen Thorpe 03:01, 14 March 2012 (CET)