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Dictyonotus magnificus (Morley)

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

Europhion magnificus Morley 1912. Holotype: in The Natural History Museum, London. Type locality:

 

 

 

 

Distribution

Dictyonotus magnificus_map

Zimbabwe

Biology

Host: Lophostethus dumolinii (Sphinginae)

Reference

Morley, C. 1912. A revision of the Ichneumonidae based on the collection in the British Museum (Natural History) with descriptions of new genera and species Part I. Tribes Ophionides and Metopiides. British Museum, London. 88pp.

Credits

HOLOTYPE Dictyonotus magnificus Photographs Simon van Noort (Iziko) © The Natural History Museum, London.

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