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Phanacis neserorum Melika & Prinsloo

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Cynipoidea;  Family: Cynipidae; Subfamily: Cynipinae; Genus: Phanacis)

Phanacis neserorum Melika & Prinsloo 2007.
Distribution

Afrotropical: South Africa: Western Cape Province
Biology

Phytophagous in young stems of Chrysanthemoides monolifera (Asteraceae), larvae developing in cells in the pith without any visible gall formation.

Reference

 Melika, G. & Prinsloo, G.L. 2007. Phanacis neserorum sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Aylacini): first record of a phytophagous Afrotropical cynipoid gall wasp. African Entomology 15: 185-191.

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