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Distribution |
South Africa: Western Cape Province:
Langberg Farm. |
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Biology |
Unknown. |
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Diagnosis |
Separated
from T. dayae by having rugulose sculpture around lateral and
posterior margins (entirely smooth in T. dayae), and the disk of
the scutellum possessing a distinct posterior margin bounded by a carina
(no carina in T. dayae); separated from T. nigerrimum by
having a smoother lateral aspect of pronotum (areolate and rugulose in
T. nigerrimum). |
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Etymology |
Named in honour of
Fredrik Ronquist (Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA). |
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References |
Buffington,
M.L. & van Noort, S. 2007. A
world revision of Pycnostigminae (Cynipoidea: Figitidae) with descriptions of
seven new species. Zootaxa 1392: 1-30
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Credits
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Photographs
© Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa), first published in
Zootaxa 1392.
Map illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko
Museums of South Africa).
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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