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Distribution |
South Africa: Western Cape Province:
West Coast Fossil Park; Langberg Farm; Koeberg Nature Reserve. |
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Biology |
Unknown. |
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Diagnosis |
Separated
from all other species of Pycnostigmus by having head and mesosoma
(including coxae) metallic green-gold. |
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Etymology |
Jill Masterson was murdered by
Auric Goldfinger in the Fleming (1959) based United Artists movie Goldfinger.
Masterson supposedly died by dermal asphyxiation when she was completely covered
in gold paint. Her name is used since this species of Pycnostigmus is the
only known metallic cynipoid. |
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References |
Buffington,
M.L. & van Noort, S. 2007. A
world revision of Pycnostigminae (Cynipoidea: Figitidae) with descriptions of
seven new species. Zootaxa 1392: 1-30
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Credits
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Photographs
and map illustration
© Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa), first published in
Zootaxa 1392
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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