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Metopius nodiformis (Benoit)

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

Metopius nodiformis Benoit 1961. Holotype: in Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren. Type locality:

 

 

 

 

Distribution

Metopius nodiformis_map

Democratic Republic of Congo

Biology

Host: unknown

Reference

Benoit, P.L.G. 1961. Un nouveau genre d'Ichneumonidae Metopiinae d'Afrique et de Madagascar. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 63:22-26.

Credits

HOLOTYPE Metopius nodiformis Photographs Aisha Mayekiso (Iziko) © Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren.

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