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Gonatopus karibibensis Olmi

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Chrysidoidea; Family: Dryinidae; Subfamily: Gonatopodinae; Genus: Gonatopus)

Gonatopus karibibensis Olmi, 2007. Holotype: Female in Namibian National Insect Collection, Windhoek, Namibia. Type locality: Namibia.

Distribution

Namibia.

Biology

Host: In Namibia, the holotype has been observed attacking Paradorydium spatulatum (Naudé) (Cicadellidae).

Reference

Olmi M., 2007. New species of Afrotropical Dryinidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea), with description of a new genus and a new subfamily. African Invertebrates, vol  48: 199-232.

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