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Tachypompilus ovambo (Arnold)

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Pompiloidea; Family: Pompilidae; Subfamily: Pompilinae; Genus: Tachypompilus)

Afropompilus ovambo Arnold, 1937. Holotype in: Iziko South African Museum (SAMC). Type locality: Kaoko Otavi, Namibia.
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Distribution

 Namibia.

Biology

 Unknown.

Reference

 Arnold, G. 1937. The Psammocharidae of the Ethiopian region. Part VII. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 19: 1-98.

Credits

Photographs by Nadene Smith © Iziko Museums.

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>).

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