Protoleptops magnificus (Heinrich)

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Ichneumonoidea; Family: Ichneumonidae; Subfamily: Ichneumoninae; Genus: Protoleptops)

Apatetorops magnificus Heinrich, 1967. Holotype in Zoologisches Staatsammlung, München (ZSM). Type locality: Tanzania, Tanga, West Usambara Mountains, Lushoto, 1700 m, 19 Feb. 1962.




Photographs taken by Simon van Noort in 2003 with handheld Nikon FE2, 105mm macro lens and 35mm slide film.

Distribution	South Africa, Tanzania.
Biology	Host: unknown.
References	Dal Pos D, De Ketelaere A, Di Giovanni F. 2024. Revision of the Afrotropical genus Protoleptops Heinrich, 1967 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae), with description of a new species from Burundi. ZooKeys 1214: 197–216. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1214.131071. Heinrich, G.H. 1967. Synopsis and reclassification of the Ichneumoninae Stenopneusticae of Africa south of Sahara (Hym.).Vol.I. Farmington State College Press. pp. 1-250.
Credits	Photographs © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa), or © Augustijn De Ketelaere. Map illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa).
	Next genus: Pseudevirchoma

Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

Citation: van Noort, S. 2025. WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the World. URL: www.waspweb.org (accessed on <day/month/year>).

Protoleptops magnificus (Heinrich)

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