Pachychelonus Brues

Pachychelonus flavifasciatus Zettel,1990 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria)

Pachychelonus maximus Zettel, 2002 (Kenya)

Biology

Unknown.

Distribution

Afrotropical region: Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia.

References

Braet, Y. 2001. Cladistic revision of the genus Trotricus Brullé, 1846 (Hymenoptera Braconidae) including descriptions of eleven new taxa and new records for other African braconids. Belgian Journal of Entomology 3:143-180.

Brues, C.T. 1924. Some South African parasitic Hymenoptera of the families Evaniidae, Braconidae, Alysiidae, and Plumariidae in the South African Museum with a catalogue of the known species. Annals of the South African Museum. 19:1-150.

Brues, C.T. 1926. Studies on Ethiopian Braconidae with a catalogue of the African species. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 61:206-436.

De Saeger, H. 1948. Cardiochilinae et Sigalphinae (Hymenoptea: Apocrita) Fam. Braconidae. Exploration du Parc National Albert. Mission G.F. de Witte. 53:1-272.

Shenefelt, R.D. 1973. Braconidae 6. Cheloninae. Hymenopterorum Catalogus (nova editio). Pars 10. pp.813-936.

Zettel, H. 1990. Eine Revision der Gattungen der Cheloninae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) mit Beschreibungen neuer Gattungen und Arten. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. 91B:147-196.

Zettel, H. 2002. Pachychelonus maximus sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Cheloninae) aus Kenia. Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 34(1): 195-198.

Credits

Photographs © Nadene Smith (Iziko Museums); photograph of Pachychelonus flavifasciatus © Yves Braet.