Chalcedectus bisculpturatus Gibson

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Chalcidoidea; Family: Chalcedectidae; Genus: Chalcedectus)

Chalcedectus bisculpturatus Gibson, 2026. Holotype♀in CNC, Ottawa. Type locality: S.A. [South Africa], E. Trans. [Eastern Transvaal], Guernsey Farm, 15 km. E. Klaserie yellow [apparently referring to colour of the malaise trap], XII-19-31-1985, mal. [malaise trap], M. Sanborne.

Distribution	South Africa.
Biology	Unknown, but probably a parasitoid of wood-boring beetle larva.
References	Cameron, P. 1884. Fam. Chalcididae. [continued] Biologia Centrali-Americana. Insecta. Hymenoptera. (Families Tenthredinidae-Chrysididae.). 1:129-135. Gibson, G.A.P. 2003, Phylogenetics and classification of Cleonyminae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae). Memoirs on Entomology, International 16: 1-339. van Noort S, Gibson GAP, Ranjith AP, Mitroiu M-D. 2026. Revision of Chalcedectidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from the Afrotropical, Oriental and Palaearctic regions with description of eleven new species. Zootaxa 5781: 1-106. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5781.1.1
Credits	Photographs © Gary Gibson (CNC, Ottawa, Canada).
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Chalcedectus bisculpturatus Gibson

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