Hymenoptera primary types in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection

Cheiloneurus flaccus (Walker, 1847) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), new to New Zealand

Cheiloneurusflaccus (Walker, 1847) is reported from New Zealand for the first time.

Overview and key to the New Zealand Cynipoidea (Hymenoptera).

An overview of Cynipoidea (Hymenoptera) in New Zealand is presented with information on families, genera, and when available, species. Notes on their distribution, biology, and a taxonomic key are provided. The New Zealand cynipoid fauna is very poorly known, with only 11 described species, and five genus-only taxa. The fauna is dominated by introduced species; two species have been deliberatel...

Primary health care the New Zealand way.

Primary health care the New Zealand way In the Wairarapa region, in the southeastern corner of New Zealand's North Island, health officials have struck upon a novel yet effective way to treat often wary members of the local Maori population. Holly Else reports. Many Maori perceive hospitals and general-practice surgeries as unfriendly environments and can be reluctant to seek health care at the...

Primary health care in New Zealand.

The influence of honeydew on arthropod community composition in a New Zealand beech forest

The effect of honeydew density on arthropod community structure was investigated in the Nothofagus forest of Nelson Lakes National Park, New Zealand. Pitfall trapping revealed no community response to honeydew density, whereas sticky trapping showed the community composition of trunk-dwelling arthropods varied along a honeydew gradient. Mycetophilidae, Staphylinidae, Pteromalidae and Margarodid...