Distribution |
Probably worldwide, but there are no published records from the Oriental region. Afrotropical
region: Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Gambia, Mali, Namibia, South Africa. |
Biology |
Parasitoids of
calyptrate Brachycera larvae in decomposing substrates (Ionescu, 1969). |
References |
Benoit, P.L.G. 1956. Figitinae nouveaux du Congo Belge (Cynip.-Figitidae).
Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 53:
377–384. Ionescu, M.A. 1969.
Hymenoptera Cynipoidea. Fauna Republicii Socialiste România, Insecta vol
IX, fasc 6, 292 pp.
Jiménez,
M., Paretas-Martínez J. & Pujade-Villar, J. 2008. Revision of
Xyalophora Kieffer and description of Xyalophoroides gen. n.
(Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Figitinae). European Journal of Entomology
105: 751–769.
van Noort, S, Buffington ML & Forshage, M. 2015.
Afrotropical Cynipoidea (Hymenoptera). ZooKeys 493: 1-176. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.493.6353
van Noort, S, Buffington ML & Forshage, M. 2014.
Review of Afrotropical Figitinae (Figitidae, Cynipoidea, Hymenoptera) with the
first records of Neralsia and Lonchidia for the region.
ZooKeys 453: 37–69.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.453.8511
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Credits
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Photographs © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa)
Matt Buffington (Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA/ARS) and Mattias Forshage (Swedish Museum of Natural History) both played an integral role in the development of the Cynipoidea pages.
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