Distribution
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Madagascar,
South Africa. |
Biology
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Host: Ecpascestria
frustalis (Pyraloidea). |
Diagnosis
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A yellow species with sharply defined black marking on
head and mesosoma, the metasoma being largely infuscate.
This species is
morphologically close to
T. basiornata, but
T. picta is larger and its yellow mesopleuron is maculated with
black spots (Rousse et al. , 2011). The extent of black markings is very
variable in this species, some specimens have a black mesopleuron with a
ventro-longitudinal yellow stripe (Zwart 1998). |
Reference
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Holmgren, A.E. 1868. Hymenoptera.
Species novas descripsit. Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenies Resa omkring
jorden. Zoologi 6: 391-442.
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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Map illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa).
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Next genus:
Trathala |
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