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Ampulicomorpha magna Olmi

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Chrysidoidea; Family: Embolemidae; Genus: Ampulicomorpha)

Ampulicomorpha magna Olmi 1995. Holotype: in American Entomological Institute, Gainsville. Type locality: Magoebaskloof, South Africa.

Ampulicomorpha pecki Olmi, 1997. Synonymy by Olmi, 2006.

Embolemus olmii van Achterberg & van Kats, 2000. Synonymy by Olmi, 2006.

Distribution

South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Biology

Host: unknown.

Reference

Olmi, M. 1995. A revision of the world Embolemidae (Hymenoptera Chrysidoidea). Frustula entomol n.s. XVIII (XXXI), 85-146.

Olmi M., 2006. A catalogue of Dryinidae and Embolemidae of South Africa, with descriptions of new species (Hymenoptera Chrysidodea). Frustula entomologica (2005)(N.S.) vol. 28-29 (41-42): 1-57.

van Achterberg, C., van Kats, R.J.M. 2000. Revision of the Palaearctic Embolemidae (Hymenoptera). Zoolog. Meded. Leiden 74: 251-269.

Credits

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