Osprynchotus gueiinzi (Taschenberg)

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Ichneumonoidea; Family: Ichneumonidae; Subfamily: Cryptinae; Tribe: Cryptini; Genus: Osprynchotus)

Osprynchotus gueiinzii Taschenberg, 1872. Holotype: in Zoologisches Instut der Universitat, Halle. Type locality:

Distribution

Angola, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda.

Biology
Host: Vespa calida (Vespidae).

Reference
Taschenberg, E.L. 1872. Biologische Notizen über einige zum Theil neue Hymenopteren aus Port Natal. Zeitschrift für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften. 39:1-20.

Credits

Photographs and map illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa).

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Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

Citation: van Noort, S. 2024. WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the World. URL: www.waspweb.org (accessed on <day/month/year>).