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What Is the Chilean Wasp that Spent More than 40 Years in a London Museum without Being Classified as a New Species?

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The species Attenboroughnculus tau is endemic to the Valdivia province and prompted scientists to classify it in a new genus of parasitoid wasps. The Valdivia-endemic wasp was named Attenboroughnculus tau in honor of the British naturalist David Attenborough. Image credit: Natural History Museum. Describing a new species is a task that can take several years. Each individual must be meticulously analyzed and compared with historical records and …
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The species Attenboroughnculus tau is endemic to the Valdivia province and prompted scientists to classify it in a new genus of parasitoid wasps. The Valdivia-endemic wasp was named Attenboroughnculus tau in honor of the British naturalist David Attenborough. Image credit: Natural History Museum. Describing a new species is a task that can take several years. Each individual must be meticulously analyzed and compared with historical records and …

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meteored.cl broke the news on Monday, May 18, 2026.
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