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Ischnojoppa melanopyga (Holmgren)

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

Ischnus melanopygus Holmgren 1868. Holotype: in Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm. Type locality:

Ischnojoppa extremitas (junior synonum) Morley 1916. Holotype: in South African Museum, Cape Town. Type locality:

Distribution

Ischnojoppa melanopyga_map

Guinea, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, South Africa

Biology

 Host: unknown

Reference

 Holmgren, A.E. 1868. Hymenoptera. Species novas descripsit. Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenies Resa omkring jorden. Zoologi. 6:391-442.  

Morley, C. 1916. On some South African Ichneumonidae in the collection of the South African Museum. Annals of the South African Museum. 15:353-400.

Credits

 HOLOTYPE Ischnojoppa extremitas Photographs Aisha Mayekiso © Iziko Museums of Cape Town.

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