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Myrmecopterina Bischoff

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

Myrmecopterina Bischoff 1914.

 

  Myrmecopterina minor Brues, 1924
Myrmecopterina species

Distribution

Arid and semi-arid areas in  southern Africa (South Africa to Namibia and Zimbabwe)

Biology

Unknown. Females have been collected under rocks and males are attracted to light.

Reference

Finnamore, A.T. & Brothers, D.J. 1993. Superfamily Chrysidoidea (pp. 130-160). In GOULET, H. & HUBER, J. (eds). Hymenoptera of the World: an identification guide to families. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 668 pp.

Credits

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