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Xanthephialtes oculatus (Brullé)

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

Ephialtes oculatus Brullé, 1846. Holotype in Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris (MNHN). Type locality Delalande, Afrique Australe.
Photographed in 2003 with Nikon SLE2, 105 mm macro lens, and 35mm slide film.

Distribution

South Africa.

Biology

 Host: unknown. Photographed in 2003 with Nikon SEL2, 105 mm macro lens, and 35mm slide film.

Reference

Brullé, M.A. 1846. Tome Quatrième. Des Hyménoptères. Les Ichneumonides. In: Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau A. "Histoire Naturelles des Insectes." Paris. 680 pp. pp. 56-324.

Credits

Photographs and 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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