Araucania (sapygid Wasp)
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''Araucania'' is a
monotypic genus In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...
of
wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder ...
s belonging to the family
Sapygidae The Sapygidae are a family of solitary kleptoparasitic aculeate wasps. They are generally black wasps, similar in appearance to some Tiphiidae or Thynnidae, with white or yellow markings developed to various degrees. The female oviposits her eg ...
. The only species is ''Araucania chilensis'', occurring in Chile.Fernández, Fernando & Sarmiento, Carlos E. (2015) A new species of ''Huarpea'' Pate, 1947 from Colombia and redescription of ''H. wagneriella'' (du Buysson, 1904) (Hymenoptera: Sapygidae). Zootaxa 3994 (3): 439-444.


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q4784455 Sapygidae Insects of Chile Endemic fauna of Chile