Several wasp species that are endemic to Saint Helena have already been described, but given the extreme isolation and age of the island there are likely to be many more species that are only found on Saint Helena and nowhere else in the world. Large numbers of non-native species have been introduced to the island, either deliberately or accidentally, and these may now outnumber native species.
We here provide a dynamic overview of existing knowledge of the wasp, bee and ant fauna known for Saint Helena based primarily on Key et al. (2021). The site content is a work in progress and as new knowledge is gleaned the checklist will be accordingly updated. Generic and species determinations were done by Steve Compton (Leeds University). |
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| BACK TO INDEX CHECKLIST OF HYMENOPTERA OF SAINT HELENA |
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| APOCRITA - PARASITICA |
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| Chalcidoidea |
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Aphelinidae |
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Aphelinus abdominalis |
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Aphelinus sp 1 |
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Aphelinus sp 1 |
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Aphelinus sp 2 (2) |
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Aphelinus sp 2 |
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Coccophagus 2 |
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Coccophagus 3 |
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Coccophagus 4 |
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Coccophagus 5 |
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Coccophagus poss ceroplastae 6 |
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Coccophagus poss ceroplastae - 7 |
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Coccophagus poss ceroplastae - 8 |
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Encarsia formosa F |
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Encarsia near lounsburyi (Berlese & Paoli, 1916) 1 |
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Encarsia near lounsburyi (Berlese & Paoli, 1916) |
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Encarsia near lounsburyi (Berlese & Paoli, 1916) 3 |
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Encarsia near lounsburyi or Encarsia (Asdpidotiohagus) citrina |
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Cales noacki? |
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Chalcididae |
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Brachymeria podagrica 1 |
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Brachymeria podagrica 2 |
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Oxycoryphe - poss edaxii |
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Oxycoryphe - poss edaxii |
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Encyrtidae |
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| Encyrtinae |
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Acerophagus sp. 2 |
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Acerophagus poss angelicus |
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Acerophagus near maculipennis F |
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Acerophagus maculipennis M |
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Acerophagus near maculipennis a |
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Acerophagus near maculipennis b |
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Acerophagus near maculipenni LF |
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Acerophagus 1 |
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Acerophagus 2 |
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Acerophagus 3 |
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Acerophagus 4 |
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Cheiloneurus 1 |
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Cheiloneurus 2 |
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Cheiloneurus (Procheiloneurus) sp. 1 |
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Cheiloneurus (Procheiloneurus) sp. 2 |
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Cheiloneurus sp. (1) |
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Cheiloneurus sp. (2) |
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Copidosoma poss koehleri |
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Diversinervus elegans 2 |
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Diversinervus elegans |
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Diversinervus elegans |
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unidentified |
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Encyrtus sp 2 |
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Homalotylus poss flaminius |
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Metaphycus (1) - larger |
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Metaphycus 1 M |
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Metaphycus 1b |
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Metaphycus 1 |
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Microterys nietneri 1 |
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Microterys nietneri 2 |
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Microterys nietneri 3 |
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Microterys nietneri 4 |
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Microterys nietneri 5 |
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Syrphophagus poss africanus |
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Syrphophagus sp 2 i |
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Syrphophagus sp 2 ii |
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poss Syrphophagus |
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Tachinaephagus sp ind_11 |
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Tachinaephagus zealandicus ii |
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Tachinaephagus zealandicus Fi |
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Tachinaephagus zealandicus Fiii |
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Tachinaephagus zealandicus Mi |
| Tetracneminae |
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Anagyrus sp 1 |
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Anagyrus sp from water trays Ashmoles 1 |
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Anagyrus sp from water trays Ashmoles |
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Anagyrus sp iii |
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Anagyrus poss pseudococci |
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Anagyrus poss pseudococci ii |
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Anagyrus sp male |
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Anagyrus sp i |
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Coccidoxenoides perminutus |
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Gyranusoidea near tebygi i |
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Gyranusoidea near tebygi ii |
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Gyranusoidea near tebygi iii |
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Gyranusoidea poss aphycoides |
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Rhopus sp 1 |
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Tetracnemoidea sp F |
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Tetracnemoidea peregrina M |
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Tetracnemus sp. |
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Encyrtidae un-id sp.1 |
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Encyrtidae un-id sp.2 |
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Encyrtidae un-id sp.3 |
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Encyrtidae un-id sp.4 |
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Encyrtidae un-id sp.5 |
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Encyrtidae un-id sp.6 |
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Encyrtidae un-id sp.7 |
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| Eulophidae |
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| Entiinae |
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Euplectrus - poss platyhypenae F |
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Euplectrus - poss platyhypenae M |
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near Notanisomorphella |
| Eulophinae |
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Diglyphus begini M |
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Diglyphus begini |
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poss Cirrospilus nireus F |
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poss Cirrospilus nireus Fii |
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poss Cirrospilus nireus M |
| Tetrastichinae |
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Melittobia australica F |
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Oomyzus-Tetrastichus sp (near) Fi |
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Oomyzus-Tetrastichus sp (near) Fii |
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Oomyzus-Tetrastichus sp (near) M |
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Eulophidae un-id sp.1 |
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Eulophidae un-id sp.2 |
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| Eupelmidae |
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Eupelmus sp i |
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Eupelmus sp ii |
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Eupelmus sp iii |
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Eupelmus sp iv |
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Eupelmus sp |
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| Eurytomidae |
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Tetramesa sp ii |
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Tetramesa sp |
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| Megastigmidae |
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Megastigmus transvaalensis 1 |
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Megastigmus transvaalensis 2 |
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Megastigmus transvaalensis 3 |
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Megastigmus transvaalensis 4 |
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Megastigmus transvaalensis Fii |
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Megastigmus transvaalensis M |
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Megastigmus transvaalensis SMi |
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Megastigmus transvaalensis SMiii |
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Mymaridae |
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Alaptus sp. F |
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Alaptus sp.F |
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Alaptus sp.M |
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Anaphes nitens Fii |
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Anaphes nitens Fiv |
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Anaphes nitens M |
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Anaphes nitens Fi |
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genus indet |
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Mymarilla wollastoni Westwood, 1879 |
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Mymarilla wollastoni Westwood, 1879 F |
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Mymarilla wollastoni Westwood, 1879 Fii |
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Mymarilla wollastoni Westwood, 1879 Fiii |
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Mymarilla wollastoni Westwood, 1879 i |
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Mymarilla wollastoni Westwood, 1879 ii |
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Mymarilla wollastoni Westwood, 1879 iii |
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originally guessed as Anagrus sp |
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Polynema sp 1 F |
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Polynema sp 1 M |
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Polynema sp 3 F |
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Polynema sp 3 M |
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poss Anaphes sp. |
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poss Anaphes sp |
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poss Opomymar sp |
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poss Polynema sp 2 |
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poss Polynema sp 2ii |
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poss Polynema |
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| Perilampidae |
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Perilampus sp 2 |
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Perilampus near aeneus |
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Perilampus near aeneus i |
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Perilampus near aeneus ii |
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| Pteromalidae |
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sp ind_01 |
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sp ind_02 |
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sp ind_03 |
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sp ind_04 |
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sp ind_05 |
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sp ind_06 |
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sp ind_07 |
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sp ind_08 |
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sp ind_09 |
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sp ind_10 |
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sp ind_12 |
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sp ind_13 |
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sp ind_14 |
| Pachyneurinae |
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Pachyneuron sp.F |
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Pachyneuron sp.M |
| Pteromalinae |
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Cyrtogaster trypherus Fi |
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Cyrtogaster trypherus Fii |
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Cyrtogaster trypherus Mi |
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Cyrtogaster trypherus Mii |
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Pteromalus ipsea Fi |
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Pteromalus ipsea Fii |
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Pteromalus ipsea |
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Pteromalus sp 1 |
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Pteromalus sp 2 poss corditius |
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Pteromalus sp1 F |
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Toxeumorpha nigricola Fi |
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Toxeumorpha nigricola Mi |
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Toxeumorpha nigricola Mii |
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| Signiphoridae |
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Signiphora flavella or flavopalliata |
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Signiphora sp |
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| Spalangiiidae |
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Spalangia poss cameroni i |
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Spalangia poss cameroni iv |
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Spalangia poss cameroni v |
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| Trichogrammatidae |
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Trichogrammatidae sp |
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Trichogrammatidae sp 1 |
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Trichogrammatidae sp 2 |
| Oligositinae |
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sp 3 Oligosita sp |
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sp 4 Bloodiella sp F |
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sp 4 Bloodiella sp M |
| Trichogrammatinae |
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sp 1 Trichogramma sp i |
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sp 1 Trichogramma sp ii |
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sp 2 Trichogrammatoidea armigera i |
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sp 2 Trichogrammatoidea armigera ii |
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References |
Key R, Fowler L, Pryce D. 2021.Terrestrial & Freshwater Invertebrates of St. Helena. Pisces Publications an imprint of NatureBureau. 220 pp.
Mendel H, Ashmole P, Ashmole M. 2008. Invertebrates of the Central Peaks and Peak Dale, St Helena (with additional records from other sites). Report Commissioned by the St Helena National Trust Financed by the Overseas Territories Environment Programme (OTEP). |
Credits |
Photographs mostly © Roger S. Key, a few © John Huber or Gavin Broad or Simon van Noort. Photos of live specimens mostly © Liz Fowler. |
