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Metopius apertus Benoit

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

Metopius apertus Benoit 1965. Holotype in South African Museum, Cape Town. Type locality:

Junior synonym of Metopius discolor

 
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Distribution

Metopius apertus_map

South Africa

Biology

 Host: unknown

Reference

 Benoit, P.L.G. 1965. Metopiinae (Hymenoptera Fam. Ichneumonidae). Exploration du Parc National Albert. Mission G.F. de Witte (1933-5).Fasc.100(4):21-96.

Credits

 HOLOTYPE Metopius apertus Photographs Aisha Mayekiso (Iziko) © South African Museum, Cape Town.

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