apiomorpha is the name of an australian wasp.
apiomorpha is the name of an australian wasp.
what is the name of an australian wasp?
apiomorpha
aha ha









































aha ha is a species of australian wasp, named by the entomologist arnold menke in 1977 as a joke. menke described several years after its discovery how, when he received a package from a colleague containing insect specimens, he exclaimed "aha, a new genus", with fellow entomologist eric grissell responding "ha" doubtfully. the name of the insect is commonly found in lists of bizarre scientific names. the name was also used as the vehicle registration plate of menke's car, "aha ha".
aha ha
mesostoinae









































the mesostoinae is a subfamily of wasps endemic to australia.it contains four genera:









































bullet::::- "andesipolis"









































bullet::::- "hydrangeocola"









































bullet::::- "mesostoa"









































bullet::::- "proavga"









































the members of this family display sexual dimorphism, males are brachypterous, which means that they have reduced, non-functional wings. a unique feature of this subfamily is that all the known species are primary gall formers on "banksia".









































section::::references.









































bullet::::- australian faunal directory









































bullet::::- austin, a.d. & dangerfield, p.c. (1998). biology of the mesostoa kerri austin and wharton (insecta: hymenoptera: braconidae: mesostoinae), an endemic australian wasp that causes stem galls on banksia marginata cav. aust. j. bot. 46: 559-569
mesostoinae