Distribution
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Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania.
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Biology |
Gregarious phytophagous gall formers on stems
of
Spirostachys africana (Tamboti) (Euphorbiaceae). |
References |
Prinsloo,
G.L. and LaSalle, J. 1995. A new species of tanaostigmatid (Hymenoptera:
Chalcidoidea) from South Africa, that forms galls on tamboti. African
Entomology
3: 7-11.
van Noort S, Copeland RS. 2020. First record of the genus
Tanaostigma (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Tanaostigmatidae) from the
Afrotropical region with description of three new species. Journal of
Natural History 54: 703-722.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1746426 |
Credits
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Photographs
and map illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa).
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