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Pristomerus caris Fitton

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera;  Superfamily: Ichneumonoidea; Family: Ichneumonidae; Subfamily: Cremastinae; Genus: Pristomerus)

Pristomerus caris Fitton 1994. Holotype: in Natural History Museum, London. Type locality

Distribution

Pristomerus caris_map

Madagascar

Biology

Host: Maliarpha separatella (Peoriinae)

Reference

Polaszek, A., Fitton, M.G., Bianchi, G. and Huddleston, T. 1994. The parasitoids of the African white rice borer, Maliarpha separatella Ragonot (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 84: 65-90.  

Credits

HOLOTYPE Pristomerus caris Photographs Simon van Noort (Iziko) © Natural History Museum, London.

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