Distribution
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Central
African Republic;
Congo.
MAP |
Diagnosis
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Closely resembling T.
kiplingi and T. copelandi in having the medial portion of the
forewing hyaline; distinguished from these species by having a single
infuscate patch in the marginal cell and immediately posterior (two
patches in T. kiplingi), and having the central scutellar area
areolate (smooth in T. copelandi). |
Etymology
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Named in honor
of the first author’s father, Dr. Robert Buffington. |
Biology
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Unknown. |
References
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Buffington, M.L. & van Noort, S. 2012.
Revision of
the Afrotropical Oberthuerellinae (Cynipoidea: Liopteridae). Zookeys
202: 1-154.
Ronquist, F. 1995. Phylogeny and classification of the
Liopteridae, an archaic group of cynipoid wasps (Hymenoptera).
Entomologica Scandinavica Supplement 46: 1-74. |
Credits
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Photographs
© Matt Buffington
(Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA/ARS)
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Next species: Tessmannella nigra |
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