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Plumariidae

Plumariid wasps of Africa and Madagascar

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

Classification

Myrmecopterina Bischoff, 1914
  Myrmecopterinella Day, 1977

Distribution

Arid and semi-arid areas in South America (Ecuador to Chile and Argentina) and southern Africa (South Africa to namibia and Zimbabwe)

Biology

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

Diversity

Less than 20 species in four genera.

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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