HomeWasp classificationExpeditionsLinksFigWebBiodiversity ExplorerPermits

 

Alieniscus Benoit, 1951

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Chrysidoidea; Family: Chrysididae; Subfamily: Amiseginae)

Alieniscus Benoit, 1951

  Alieniscus arnoldi Benoit, 1951
  Alieniscus mutilloides Krombein, 1957

Distribution

Afrotropical region.

Biology

Host: unknown

Reference

Benoit, P.L.G. 1951. Alieniscidae nomen novum pro Alienidae Bridwell. Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg., Brussels 87: 90-92.

Krombein, K.V. 1957.  A generic review of the Amiseginae, a group of phasmatid egg parasites, and notes on Adelphinae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 82: 147-215.

Credits

Page developed by Aisha Mayekiso and Nicole Larsen.

Photographs: Simon van Noort © Iziko Museums

 

Next genus: Anachrysis


Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

Copyright 2004-2011 Iziko Museums of Cape Town

customisable counter