Phorotrophus trilobus Saussure

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

Phorotrophus trilobus Saussure 1892. Holotype: in Muséum National d'Historie Naturelle, Paris. Type locality: Madagascar

Phaenolobus lunulatus Seyrig 1932 (synonym).

Distribution

Madagascar

Biology

Host: unknown

Reference

Saussure, H. de. 1892. Hymenopteres. In: Grandidier A. "Histoire physique naturelle et politique de Madagascar. 20." Paris. 590 pp.

Credits

HOLOTYPE Phorotrophus trilobus Photographs Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of Cape Town) © Muséum National d'Historie Naturelle, Paris.

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