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Subgenus Aureimeris Betrem, 1972 |
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Aureimeris (Aureimeris) africana (de
Saussure, 1859) (Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia) |
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Subgenus
Enigmatimeris
Betrem, 1972 |
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Aureimeris (Enigmatimeris) dybowskii Betrem, 1972 (Democratic Republic of Congo) |
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Aureimeris (Enigmatimeris) fasciatella
fasciatella (Klug, 1832) (Democratic Republic of Congo,
Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan,
Zambia, Zimbabwe) |
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Aureimeris (Enigmatimeris) fasciatella
arnoldi Betrem & Bradley, 1964 (Kenya, Malawi,
Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe) |
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Aureimeris (Enigmatimeris)
fasciatella otshui Betrem, 1972 (Namibia) |
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Subgenus
Mansuetimeris
Betrem, 1972 |
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Aureimeris (Mansuetimeris) basilica
basilica (Betrem, 1931) (Angola, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe) |
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Aureimeris (Mansuetimeris) basilica
concitatrix (Bradley, 1931) (Democratic Republic of
Congo) |
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Aureimeris (Mansuetimeris) basilica
congicola Betrem, 1972 (Democratic Republic of Congo,
Tanzania) |
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Aureimeris (Mansuetimeris) basilica
inaequalis Betrem, 1972 (Democratic Republic of Congo) |
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Aureimeris (Mansuetimeris) basilica
kwangoensis Betrem, 1972 (Democratic Republic of Congo) |
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Aureimeris (Mansuetimeris) basilica
umpesensis Betrem, 1972 (Angola, Democratic Republic of
Congo) |
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Aureimeris (Mansuetimeris) mansueta
mansueta (Gerstaecker,
1857) (Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania,
Zanzibar) |
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Aureimeris (Mansuetimeris) mansueta
mombasae Betrem, 1972 (Kenya, Tanzania) |
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Subgenus
Xanthimeris
Betrem, 1972 |
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Aureimeris (Xanthimeris) basilewskyi
Betrem, 1957 (Democratic Republic of Congo) |
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Aureimeris (Xanthimeris) gambiensis
Betrem, 1972 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia,
Mozambique, Senegal) |
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Aureimeris (Xanthimeris) xanthura (de
Saussure, 1858) (Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra
Leone) |
Distribution
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Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo,
Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria,
Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
Biology |
External parasitoids of beetle larvae (mostly Scarabaeidae)
that live in soil or decaying vegetable matter. |
References |
Betrem, J.G. & Bradley, J.C. 1972. The African Campsomerinae (Hymenoptera,
Scoliidae). Monografieën van de Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging 6:
1-326.
Bradley, J.C. 1959. The Scoliidae of Africa.
Annals of the Transvaal Museum 23: 331-362.
Brothers, D.J. &
Finnamore A.T. 1993. Superfamily Vespoidea (pp. 161-278).
In
GOULET, H. & HUBER,
J. (eds). Hymenoptera of the World: an identification guide to families.
Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 668 pp.
Picker,
M., Griffiths, C & Weaving, A. 2002. Field Guide to Insects of South Africa.
Struik Publishers, Cape Town. |
Credits
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Photographs © Iziko Museums of South Africa.
Map illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa). |
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