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Deuterotyptus aethiopicus Heinrich

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

Deuterotyptus aethiopicus aethiopicus Heinrich, 1967. Holotype female BM No 3b-2122 in the Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK). Type locality: Buera, Uganda.

Deuterotyptus aethiopicus capensis Heinrich, 1967. Holotype female BM No 3b-2123 in the Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK). Type locality: Wittenberg Vall, 3500ft, Ceres District, South Africa.

  Deuterotyptus aethiopicus aethiopicus Heinrich, 1967 (Uganda)
  Deuterotyptus aethiopicus capensis Heinrich, 1967(South Africa)

Distribution

South Africa, Uganda.

Biology

Host: lepidopteran pupa ex Protea flower.

Reference

Heinrich, G.H. 1967. Synopsis and reclassification of the Ichneumoninae Stenopneusticae of Africa south of Sahara (Hym.).Vol.II. Farmington State College Press. pp. 251-480.

Credits

Map illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa).
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Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

 

Citation: van Noort, S. 2024. WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the World. URL: www.waspweb.org (accessed on <day/month/year>).

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