Betyla midas

Betyla midas
Data Deficit
Data Deficit (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Diapriidae
Genus: Betyla
Species:
B. midas
Binomial name
Betyla midas
Naumann, 1988

Betyla midas is a species of diapriid wasp found in New Zealand.

This species was first described in 1988 by Ian D. Naumann, from female specimens and a single male. The species epithet, midas refers to King Midas because of "the golden pubescence of T2".

Its colour is largely an orange-yellow.

This wasp is endemic to New Zealand, and under the New Zealand Threat Classification System it has been declared "Data Deficient".

References

  1. 1 2 "NZTCS: Betyla midas". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Betyla midas Naumann, 1988". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 "NZOR: Detail - Betyla midas Naumann, 1988". NZOR.org.nz. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Naumann, Ian David (1988). "Ambositrinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Diapriidae)". Fauna of New Zealand. 15: 65–66. doi:10.7931/j2/fnz.15. OCLC 436970413. Wikidata Q45081568.