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Monacon species

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Chalcidoidea; Family: Perilampidae; Subfamily: Perilampinae; Genus: Monacon)

Monacon species

Classification

Distribution Uganda
Biology Species of this genus are parasitoids of ambrosia beetles (Platypodidae).

References

Bouček, Z. 1980. A revision of the genus Monacon Waterston (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Perilampinae), parasites of ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Platypodidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 70: 73-96.

Darling, DC., Roberts, H. 1999. Life history and larval morphology of Monacon (Hymenoptera: Perilampidae), parasitoids of ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Platypodidae) Can. J. Zool. 77: 1768-1782.

Credits

Photographs © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa)


Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

 

Citation: van Noort, S. 2024. WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the World. URL: www.waspweb.org (accessed on <day/month/year>).

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