Sclerodermus - WaspWeb

Sclerodermus Latreille

Sclerodermus Latreille, 1809. Type species: Sclerodermus domesticus Latreille, 1809.

	Sclerodermus cadavericus Benoit, 1957
	Sclerodermus insularis Benoit, 1976
	Sclerodermus hova de Saussure, 1892
	Sclerodermus sanctaehelenae Benoit, 1976
	Sclerodemus wollastoni Westwood, 1881

Distribution	Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius?, Sierra Leone, St. Helena, Uganda.
Biology	Hosts: Anobiidae: Catorama herbarium Gorh. in Pennisetum herbarium. Scolytidae: Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari).
References	Basilewsky P, Benoit PLG, Decelle J, Dessart P, Leclercq J, Taylor RW. 1976. Hymenoptera, pp. 155-205. In : Basilewsky P. (Ed.). The terrestrial fauna of the island of Saint Helena. Third part. Annals of the Royal Museum for Central Africa, Zoology 215: 1-533. Benoit PLG. 1957. Un nouveau Sclerodermus vulnérant pur l'homme en Afrique Centrale (Hymenoptera- Bethylidae). Soc. Roy. d'Ent. de Belg. Bull & Ann. 93(-2): 42-46.
Credits	Map illustration © 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>).