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Eupelmus nihoaensis

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Eupelmus nihoaensis

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Eupelmidae
Genus: Eupelmus
Species:
E. nihoaensis
Binomial name
Eupelmus nihoaensis

Eupelmus nihoaensis, the Nihoan Eupelmus wasp, is a species of parasitic wasp endemic to the island of Nihoa, Hawaiian Islands.[1] The species was described by Philip Hunter Timberlake in 1926.[2] It is listed as "Imperiled" by NatureServe, for habitat loss, climate change, and other factors that are affecting the island of Nihoa, are affecting the species greatly.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  2. ^ "Eupelmus nihoaensis Timberlake, 1926, new species - Plazi TreatmentBank". tb.plazi.org. Retrieved 2023-04-30.