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Psilocharis
afra photographed in the field near Graskop
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Psilocharis afra
on Helichrysum nudifolium.
Photograph © Simon van Noort. |
Psilocharis afra
fallen prey to a Crab spider (Thomisidae) on Helichrysum nudifolium.
Photograph © Simon van Noort. |
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Psilocharis afra
on Helichrysum nudifolium.
Photograph © Simon van Noort. |
Psilocharis afra
imbibing nectar from a Helichrysum nudifolium floret.
Photograph © Simon van Noort. |
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Psilocharis afra
on Helichrysum nudifolium.
Photograph © Simon van Noort. |
Psilocharis afra
ovipositing between the basal bracts
on Helichrysum nudifolium.
Photograph © Simon van Noort. |
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Psilocharis afra
on Helichrysum nudifolium.
Photograph © Simon van Noort. |
Nylanderia
natalensis
on Helichrysum nudifolium, possibly acquiring Psilocharis
planidial first instar larvae at oviposition site.
Photograph © Simon van Noort. |
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Distribution
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Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, South
Africa, Uganda. |
Biology
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Host: unknown. |
References
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Heraty, J.M. 1994. Classification
and evolution of the Oraseminae in the Old World, including revision of
two closely related genera of Eucharitinae (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae).
Life Sciences Contributions, Royal Ontario Museum 157:
vii+174pp.
Heraty JM, Burks RA, Nhleko N & van Noort S.
2018.
Morphology and life history of an ant parasitoid, Psilocharis afra
(Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae). Zootaxa 4482: 491–510.
doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4482.3.3
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4482.3.3
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Credits
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Photographs and map illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums
of South Africa).
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Next genus:
Risbecia |
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