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(A) Dorsal
habitus, with inset of scutellar and propodeal morphology; (B) lateral
habitus (holotype specimen); (C) fore wing, bright-field illumination;
(D) Muhaka Forest 6 m Malaise trap.
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A) Head and
mesosoma, dorsal view; (B) head, anteroventral view; (C) head and
mesosoma, dorsolateral view; (D) head and pronotum, anterolateral view.
Abbreviations: ank, ankos; kem, kemnina; sct, bifurcate posterior margin
of scutellum.
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Distribution |
Kenya. |
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Etymology |
icipe in honour of ICIPE, the International Centre of Insect
Physiology and Ecology; it is a noun in apposition. ICIPE has been, and
continues to be, a leader of entomological research in Africa. |
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Biology |
Unknown. |
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References |
Buffington, ML & Copeland, R.S. 2015.
Muhaka icipe, an enigmatic new genus and species of Kleidotomini
(Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Eucoilinae) from an East African coastal forest.
Journal of Natural History 49: 1-11. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2015.1042411
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Credits
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Digital illustrations
© Taina Litwak (scientific illustrator, Systematic
Entomology Lab, USDA).
Photographs © Matt Buffington (Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA/ARS)
or Robert Copeland (ICIPE).
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