Hakuna matata (wasp)

Hakuna matata is a species of chalcid wasp from the family Eulophidae. It was named in 2006 from specimens reared from a plant gall collected in a forest in Uganda. The namers chose the name Hakuna matata as the combination of the generic name and the specific name make up a catchphrase from Disney's 1994 animated film The Lion King to best convey an "African spirit".[1]

Hakuna matata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Eulophidae
Genus: Hakuna
Species:
H. matata
Binomial name
Hakuna matata
Gumovsky & Bouček, 2006

References

  1. A. Gumovsky; Z. Boucek; G. Delvare (2006). "New genera and species of Afrotropical Entedoninae (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 80: 73–85.


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