List of Hymenoptera of New Zealand

A list of the Hymenoptera species in New Zealand, both native and introduced. Hymenoptera consists of ants, bees, sawflies and wasps.

Agaonidae Eupristina verticillata Waterston, 1921; Accidental Introduction

Pleistodontes froggatti Mayr 1906; Accidental Introduction

Pleistodontes imperialis Saunders 1883; Accidental Introduction

Aphelinidae

Aphelinus abdominalis (Dalman 1820); Accidental Introduction

Aphelinus mali (Haldeman 1851); Deliberate Introduction

Aphelinus humilis Mercet 1928; Accidental Introduction

Aphelinus gossypii Timberlake 1924; Accidental Introduction

Aphelinus asychis Walker 1839; Accidental Introduction

Aphelinus subflavescens (Westwood 1837); Deliberate Introduction

Aphytis ignotus Compere 1955; Accidental Introduction

Aphytis diaspidis (Howard 1881); Accidental Introduction

Aphytis chilensis Howard 1900; Accidental Introduction

Aphytis mytilaspidis (Le Baron 1870); Accidental Introduction

Aphytis chrysomphali (Mercet 1912); Accidental Introduction

Cales berryi Mottern & Heraty 2011; Endemic

Centrodora xiphidii (Perkins 1906); Accidental Introduction

Coccophagoides

Centrodora scolypopae Valentine 1966; Accidental Introduction

Coccophagus gurneyi Compere 1929; Deliberate Introduction

Coccophagus scutellaris (Dalman 1825); Accidental Introduction

Coccophagus ochraceus Howard 1895; Deliberate Introduction

Coccophagus philippiae (Silvestri 1915); Accidental Introduction

Encarsia citrina (Craw 1891); Accidental Introduction

Encarsia formosa Gahan 1924; Deliberate Introduction

Encarsia pergandiella Howard 1907; Accidental Introduction

Encarsia koebelei (Howard 1908); Accidental Introduction

Encarsia perniciosi (Tower 1913); Accidental Introduction

Encarsia inaron (Walker 1839); Accidental Introduction

Eretmocerus warrae Naumann & Schmidt 2000; Accidental Introduction

Euryischia

Eutrichosomella

Pteroptrix

Apidae

Apis mellifera Linnaeus 1758; Deliberate Introduction

Bombus hortorum (Linnaeus 1761); Deliberate Introduction

Bombus ruderatus (Fabricius 1775); Deliberate Introduction

Bombus subterraneus (Linnaeus 1758); Deliberate Introduction

Bombus terrestris (Linnaeus 1758); Deliberate Introduction

Bembicidae Argogorytes carbonarius (Smith 1856); Endemic

Bethylidae

Apenesia harrisi Ward 2013; Endemic

Austranesia tofti (Ward 2013); Endemic

Cephalonomia pinkfloydi Ward 2013; Endemic

Chilepyris platythelys Sorg & Walker 1989; Accidental Introduction

Epyris tricristata (Ward 2013); Endemic

Eupsenella insulana Gordh & Harris 1996; Endemic

Goniozus jacintae Farrugia 1981; Accidental Introduction

Goniozus musae Ward 2013; Endemic

Laelius macfarlanei Ward 2013; Endemic

Parascleroderma azevedonis Ward 2013; Endemic

Plastanoxus laevis (Ashmead 1893); Accidental Introduction

Pseudisobrachium beggsae (Ward 2013); Endemic

Sclerodermus niveifemur (Evans 1964); Accidental Introduction

Sierola berryae Ward 2013; Endemic

Sierola gilbertae Ward 2013; Endemic

Sierola houdiniae Magnacca 2019; Endemic

Sierola jamiei (Ward 2013); Endemic

Sierola lucyae Ward 2013; Endemic

Sierola thorpei Magnacca 2019; Accidental Introduction

Sierola vibrissata Ward 2013; Endemic

Braconidae

Aerophilus

Aleiodes masneri (van Achterberg 1995); Endemic

Aleiodes gressitti (Muesebeck 1964); Endemic

Aleiodes declanae van Achterberg 2004; Endemic

Alysia manducator (Panzer 1799); Deliberate Introduction

Apanteles subandinus Blanchard 1947; Deliberate Introduction

Apanteles carpatus (Say 1836); Accidental Introduction

Apanteles galleriae Wilkinson 1932; Accidental Introduction

Aphaereta aotea Hughes & Woolcock 1976; Endemic

Aphaereta pallipes (Say 1829); Accidental Introduction

Aphidius rhopalosiphi De Stefani Perez 1902; Deliberate Introduction

Aphidius ervi Haliday 1834; Deliberate Introduction

Aphidius matricariae Haliday, 1834; Accidental Introduction

Aphidius salicis Haliday 1834; Accidental Introduction

Aphidius sonchi Marshall 1896; Accidental Introduction

Aphidius pelargonii Stary & Carver 1980; Accidental Introduction

Aphidius similis Stary & Carver 1980; Accidental Introduction

Aphidius eadyi Stary, Gonzalez, Hall 1980; Deliberate Introduction

Aphidius colemani Viereck 1912; Accidental Introduction

Aridelus rufotestaceus Tobias 1986; Accidental Introduction

Ascogaster crenulata Cameron 1898; Endemic

Ascogaster elongata Lyle 1923; Endemic

Ascogaster bicolorata Walker & Huddleston 1987; Endemic

Ascogaster erroli Walker & Huddleston 1987; Endemic

Ascogaster gourlayi Walker & Huddleston 1987; Endemic

Ascogaster iti Walker & Huddleston 1987; Endemic

Ascogaster mayae Walker & Huddleston 1987; Endemic

Ascogaster parrotti Walker & Huddleston 1987; Endemic

Ascogaster strigosa Walker & Huddleston 1987; Endemic

Ascogaster tekapoense Walker & Huddleston 1987; Endemic

Ascogaster vexator Walker & Huddleston 1987; Endemic

Ascogaster quadridentata Wesmael 1835; Deliberate Introduction

Asobara antipoda Ashmead 1900; Endemic

Asobara ajbelli Berry 2007; Endemic

Asobara albiclava Berry 2007; Endemic

Asobara tabida (Nees 1834); Accidental Introduction

Asobara persimilis (Papp 1977); Accidental Introduction

Aspicolpus penetrator (Smith 1878); Endemic

Aspicolpus hudsoni Turner 1922; Endemic

Aspigonus antipodum (Turner 1922); Endemic

Aspilota albertica Berry 2007; Endemic

Aspilota angusta Berry 2007; Endemic

Aspilota parecur Berry 2007; Endemic

Aspilota villosa Berry 2007; Endemic

Aspilota andyaustini Wharton 2002; Native

Austrohormius punctatus van Achterberg 1995; Endemic

Bracon phylacteophagus Austin 1989; Deliberate Introduction

Bracon variegator Spinola 1808; Deliberate Introduction

Caenophanes

Chaenusa helmorei Berry 2007; Endemic

Choeras helespas Walker 1996; Endemic

Chorebus paranigricapitis Berry 2007; Endemic

Chorebus rodericki Berry 2007; Endemic

Chorebus thorpei Berry 2007; Endemic

Choreopraon totarae Mackauer 2012; Endemic

Chremylus elaphus Haliday 1833; Accidental Introduction

Cotesia urabae Austin & Allen 1989; Deliberate Introduction

Cotesia ruficrus (Haliday 1834); Accidental Introduction

Cotesia glomerata (Linnaeus 1758); Deliberate Introduction

Cotesia rubecula (Marshall 1885); Deliberate Introduction

Cotesia kazak (Telenga 1949); Deliberate Introduction

Cryptoxilos thorpei Shaw & Berry 2005; Endemic

Dacnusa areolaris (Nees 1811); Accidental Introduction

Dendrosotinus chathamicus Belokobylskij & Austin 2013; Endemic

Diaeretiella rapae (McIntosh 1855); Accidental Introduction

Dinocampus coccinellae (Schrank 1802); Accidental Introduction

Dinotrema barrattae Berry 2007; Endemic

Dinotrema longworthi Berry 2007; Endemic

Dinotrema philipi Berry 2007; Endemic

Diolcogaster perniciosus (Wilkinson 1929); Endemic

Diospilus stramineipes (Cameron 1898); Endemic

Distatrix

Dolichogenidea tasmanica (Cameron 1912); Accidental Introduction

Dolichogenidea carposinae (Wilkinson 1938); Endemic

Doryctomorpha antipoda Ashmead 1900; Endemic

Doryctopsis neozealandicus (Belokobylskij, Iqbal, Austin 2004); Endemic

Eadys paropsidis Huddleston & Short 1978; Deliberate Introduction

Ephedrus plagiator (Nees 1811); Deliberate Introduction

Epigeiobracon perplexus Quicke & Ward 2019; Endemic

Fopius carpocapsae (Ashmead 1900); Not present?

Glyptapanteles aucklandensis (Cameron 1909); Endemic

Habrobracon hebetor (Say 1836); Accidental Introduction

Kauriphanes khalaimi Belokobylskij & Zaldívar 2012; Endemic

Kiwigaster variabilis Fernandez-Triana and Ward 2011; Endemic

Leiophron

Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson 1880); Accidental Introduction

Macrocentrus rubromaculatus (Cameron 1901); Native

Metaspathius hemipterus Belokobylskij 2019; Endemic

Metaspathius apterus Brues 1922; Endemic

Metaspathius sharkeyi Quicke & Butcher 2019; Endemic

Metaspathius gorgasoma Quicke & Ward 2019; Endemic

Metaspathius chathamicus Ward 2019; Endemic

Metaspathius kuschelli Ward & Belokobylskij 2019; Endemic

Meteorus orocrambivorus Aguirre & Shaw 2014; Endemic

Meteorus novazealandicus Cameron 1898; Endemic

Meteorus luteus (Cameron 1911); Native

Meteorus annetteae Huddleston 1986; Endemic

Meteorus cobbus Huddleston 1986; Endemic

Meteorus quinlani Huddleston 1986; Endemic

Meteorus cinctellus (Spinola 1808); Accidental Introduction

Meteorus cespitator (Thunberg 1822); Accidental Introduction

Meteorus pulchricornis (Wesmael 1835); Accidental Introduction

Microctonus hyperodae Loan 1974; Deliberate Introduction

Microctonus aethiopoides Loan 1975; Deliberate Introduction

Microctonus alpinus Shaw 1993; Endemic

Microctonus falcatus Shaw 1993; Endemic

Microctonus zealandicus Shaw 1993; Endemic

Microplitis croceipes (Cresson 1872); Deliberate Introduction

Monolexis fuscicornis Förster 1862; Accidental Introduction

Neptihormius herbaspicatum Quicke & Ward 2019; Endemic

Neptihormius whakapapa Quicke & Ward 2019; Endemic

Neptihormius dipterophagus Quicke, Ward & van Achterberg 2019; Endemic

Neptihormius stigmellae van Achterberg & Berry 2004; Endemic

Notogaster avilai Fernandez-Triana & Ward 2020; Endemic

Notogaster charlesi Fernandez-Triana & Ward 2020; Endemic

Notogaster macdonaldae Fernandez-Triana & Ward 2020; Endemic

Notogaster martini Fernandez-Triana & Ward 2020; Endemic

Notogaster poultonae Fernandez-Triana & Ward 2020; Endemic

Notogaster sucklingi Fernandez-Triana & Ward 2020; Endemic

Notogaster toddae Fernandez-Triana & Ward 2020; Endemic

Notogaster walkeri Fernandez-Triana & Ward 2020; Endemic

Notogaster withersae Fernandez-Triana & Ward 2020; Endemic

Notogaster wornerae Fernandez-Triana & Ward 2020; Endemic

Ontsira antica (Wollaston 1858); Accidental Introduction

Opius cinerariae Fischer 1963; Accidental Introduction

Parallorhogas pallidiceps (Perkins 1910); Accidental Introduction

Pauesia nigrovaria (Provancher, 1888); Deliberate Introduction

Pholetesor; Deliberate Introduction

Pronkia antefurcalis van Achterberg 1990; Endemic

Protapanteles

Pseudochremylus angulifer van Achterberg 2005; Accidental Introduction

Pseudosyngaster pallidus (Gourlay 1928); Endemic

Rasivalva

Rhyssaloides maculatus Belokobylskij & Ward 2022; Endemic

Rhyssaloides noyesi Belokobylskij & Ward 2022; Endemic

Rhyssaloides ambeodonti (Muesebeck 1941); Endemic

Sathon

Schauinslandia alfkenii Ashmead 1900; Endemic

Schauinslandia femorata Ashmead 1900; Endemic

Schauinslandia pallidipes Ashmead 1900; Endemic

Schizoprymnus

Shireplitis bilboi Fernandez-Triana & Ward 2013; Endemic

Shireplitis frodoi Fernandez-Triana & Ward 2013; Endemic

Shireplitis meriadoci Fernandez-Triana & Ward 2013; Endemic

Shireplitis peregrini Fernandez-Triana & Ward 2013; Endemic

Shireplitis samwisei Fernandez-Triana & Ward 2013; Endemic

Shireplitis tolkieni Fernandez-Triana & Ward 2013; Endemic

Spathius thorpei Belokobylskij & Austin 2013; Endemic

Syntretus

Taphaeus

Therophilus

Spathius exarator (Linnaeus 1758); Accidental Introduction

Spathius pedestris Wesmael 1838; Accidental Introduction

Trioxys sunnysidensis Fulbright & Pike 2007; Accidental Introduction

Trioxys complanatus Quilis 1931; Deliberate Introduction

Venanides demeter (Wilkinson 1934); Endemic

Xynobius albobasalis van Achterberg 2004; Endemic

Xynobius granulatus van Achterberg 2004; Endemic

Zeachremylus wardi Belokobylskij 2019; Endemic

Zealastoa hirta Belokobylskij, Quicke & Ward 2020; Endemic

Zealastoa multiarticulata Belokobylskij, Quicke & Ward 2020; Endemic

Zealastoa waitakerensis Quicke & Ward 2020; Endemic

Ceraphronidae Aphanogmus; Native

Ceraphron; Native

Antrocephalus

Chalcididae Brachymeria phya (Walker 1838); Deliberate Introduction

Brachymeria teuta (Walker 1841); Deliberate Introduction

Proconura

Pseudepitelia rubrifemur (Girault 1913); Accidental Introduction

Colletidae Euryglossina hypochroma Cockerell 1916; Accidental Introduction

Euryglossina proctotrypoides Cockerell 1913; Accidental Introduction

Hylaeus agilis (Smith 1876); Endemic