Merostenus (Merostenus) micropterus Gibson

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Chalcidoidea; Family: Eupelmidae; Subfamily: Eupelminae; Genus: Merostenus)

Merostenus (Merostenus) micropterus Gibson, 2017. Holotype in Tervuren (MRAC). Type locality: Kivu, Terr. Kabare, 2080–2200m, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Distribution

Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Biology

Unknown.

References

Gibson G.A.P. 2017. Synonymy of Reikosiella Yoshimoto under Merostenus Walker  (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eupelmidae), with a checklist of world species and a revision of those species with brachypterous females. Zootaxa 4255: 1–65. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4255.1.1.

Credits

Photographs © Lisa Bartels (AAFC, Ottawa). Map illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa).

Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

Citation: van Noort, S. 2024. WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the World. URL: www.waspweb.org (accessed on <day/month/year>).

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