Madagascan specimen (MNHN) |
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Distribution
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 Ghana, Madagascar (Antsiranana, Toamasina, Fianarantsoa
and Antananarivo provinces), Reunion, South Africa. |
Biology
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Host: unidentified
rice stem borer, probably Diopsis sp. (Diptera: Diopsidae) (Zwart
1998). |
Diagnosis
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Temelucha basiornata lacks obvious structural
characters to differentiate it from other Temelucha species in
Madagascar. However, it can be easily distinguished by the coloration of
the metasoma, all tergites being reddish orange with a median blackish
marking of variable size (Rousse et al., 2011). |
References
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Cameron, P. 1911. On the parasitic
Hymenoptera collected by Mr. A.J.T. Janse, Transvaal. Annals of the
Transvaal Museum 2:173-217.
Rousse, P. & Villemant, C. 2012.
Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local
Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species.
Zootaxa 3278: 1–57.
Rousse, P., Villemant, C. & Seyrig, A.
2011.
Ichneumonid wasps from Madagascar. 5. Ichneumonidae Cremastinae.
Zootaxa, 3118, 1-30.
Zwart,
K.W.R. 1998. Ichneumonidae. In A. Polaszek (ed.) African
cereal stem borers: economic importance, taxonomy, natural enemies and
control. CAB International, New York, USA, pp. 205–258.
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Credits
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Photographs of
holotype © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa). Photographs
of Madagascan specimen
by Agničle Touret-Alby © MNHN
(specimens database http://coldb.mnhn.fr).
Map illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa). |
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