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Astomaspis coelebs (Holmgren)

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

Ischnoceros coelebs Holmgren, 1868. Holotype: in Naturhistorika Riksmuseet, Stockholm. Type locality: 

Caenopimpla crassa  Morley, 1926. Holotype: in Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town (SAMC). Type locality: Mfongosi, South Africa (junior synonym).

Distribution

South Africa.

Biology

Host: unknown.

References

Holmgren, A.E. 1868. Hymenoptera. Species novas descripsit. Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenies Resa omkring jorden. Zoologi 6:391-442.

Townes, H.K. & Townes, M. 1973. A catalogue and reclassification of the Ethiopian Ichneumonidae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute No.19. 416 pp.

Credits

Photographs by Aisha Mayekiso © Iziko Museums.

Map illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa).
 

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

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