- Dalara garuda
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Dalara garuda Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Suborder: Apocrita Superfamily: Apoidea Family: Crabronidae Subfamily: Larrinae Genus: Dalara Species: D. garuda Binomial name Dalara garuda
PendingDalara garuda is the tentative name of a large wasp in the genus Dalara, family Crabronidae, sub-family Larrinae.[1] It was discovered in 2011 by Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, on the Mekongga Mountains in the southeastern part of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.[1] It was simultaneously discovered by Michael Ohl[2], curator and head of entomology at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, in museum collections.
The species is being described by Kimsey and Ohl, who proposed naming it after Garuda, the national symbol of Indonesia, a mythical warrior.[1]
Males are about 6.4 cm (2.5 in) long with very large jaws.[1] Females are smaller but still larger than other species in the sub-family.[1] Both sexes are shiny black with black wings. It is a solitary predator of other insect species.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "UC Davis Entomologist Discovers New Species of Wasp: Gigantic Wasp with Long, Powerful Jaws". UC Davis Department of Entomology. 2011-08-19. http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/news/warriorwaspnewspecies.html. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ Berliner Forscher entdeckt Monster-Wespe
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