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Diagnosis |
Differs from
all other species of Stentorceps in the circular shape of the
dorsal terminus of its
corniculum
(ovoid or oblong in other species). The large size and strong flare of
the corniculum further distinguishes it from S. vuvuzela, S. zuparkoi
and S. weedlei, whose dorsal termini sometimes appear roughly
circular, but have small cornicula Nielsen & Buffington: Redescription
of Stentorceps with a description of five new species 603 with weak to
no flaring (S. zuparkoi and S. vuvuzela also possess
thinner pyriform protuberances). |
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Etymology |
Named in honour
of E.A. Abbott, the author of Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
(Abbott 1884). This story is about a two-dimensional world populated
by geometric figures, with
circles as
rulers. The distinctive flat, circular dorsal terminus of the corniculum
of S. abbotti resembles one of the leaders of Flatland. |
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Holotype |
Name registration.
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 4786DC56-A300-4DED-85DC-5038222F87E5.
urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts: 271840
Holotype, female: KENYA: Nyanza Province: Kaksingiris
Loc., Nyamarandi, 00°30.535’S 34°11.206’E, 1251 m, 4.vii–18.vii.2006,
Malaise trap, R. Copeland, USNM ENT00655729 (deposited in NMKE). |
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Distribution |
Kenya.
Link to distribution map.
http://hol.osu.edu/map-full.html?id=271840 |
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Biology |
Unknown. |
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References |
Nielsen, M. & Buffington, M. 2011.
Redescription of Stentorceps Quinlan, 1984 (Hymenoptera: Figitidae), with
a description of five new species.
African Entomology 19: 597–613.
Quinlan, J. 1984.
Stentorceps, a remarkable new genus of eucoilid (Hymenoptera) from
Africa. Systematic Entomology 9: 479–485. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:
B28A151C-9622-4EAD-9C5C-B1D5668C9DB7. |
Credits
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Photographs © Nielsen & Buffington.
Matt Buffington (Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA/ARS) and Mattias Forshage (Swedish Museum of Natural History) both played an integral role in the development of the Cynipoidea pages.
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