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Ctenocalus cephalotus Szépligeti

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

Ctenocalus cephalotus Szépligeti 1908. Holotype: in Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm. Type locality:

Neotypus gravidus (junior synonym) Morley 1926. Holotype: in South African Museum, Cape Town. Type locality:

Distribution

Ctenocalus cephalotus_map

Tanzania, South Africa

Biology

 Host: unknown

Reference

 Morley, C. 1926. On some South African Ichneumonidae in the collection of the South African Museum. Annals of the South African Museum. 23:435-481.

Szépligeti, G. 1908. Hymenoptera: Braconidae & Ichneumonidae. In: Sjostedts Y. "Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenden Massaisteppen". pp 25-96. missing 36-37.

Credits

 HOLOTYPE Neotypus gravidus Photographs Aisha Mayekiso © Iziko Museums of Cape Town.

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