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Metopius polyptichi Benoit

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

Metopius polytichi Benoit 1965. Holotype: in Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren. Type locality:

 

 

 

 

Distribution

Metopius polyptichi_map

Democratic Republic of Congo

Biology

Host: Polyptychus convexus (Sphinginae)

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

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