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Distribution |
South Africa: Western Cape Province:
Constantiaberg (Table Mountain National Park) and Hottentots Holland
Mountains near Caledon. |
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Biology |
Unknown |
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Diagnosis |
Separated
from P. mastersonae by head and mesosoma being non-metallic;
separated from P. fossilensis by having disk of scutellum
rugose (center smooth in P. fossilensis); separated from
P. rostratus by lacking deep fovea on the lateral aspects of
the pronotum (foveolate in P. rostratus); separated from P.
incognito by having numerous strigae on the mesopleuron (few to no
strigae in P. incognito). |
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Etymology |
Named in honour of Table Mountain National Park. The original inhabitants of the Cape, the Khoi
Khoi, called Table Mountain Hoerikwaggo – "sea mountain" or "mountain
in the sea". The type locality, Constantiaberg, now
forms part of Table Mountain National Park. |
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References |
Buffington,
M.L. & van Noort, S. 2007. A
world revision of Pycnostigminae (Cynipoidea: Figitidae) with descriptions of
seven new species. Zootaxa 1392: 1-30
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Credits
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Photographs
© Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of Cape Town), first published in
Zootaxa 1392
Matt Buffington
(Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA/ARS) played an integral role in the
development of the Cynipoidea pages
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Next genus:
Trjapitziniola
Next species: Pycnostigmus
incognito |
