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Charimeris jacoti Betrem, 1972 (Botswana,
Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe) |
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Charimeris empeyi Betrem, 1972 (Malawi,
Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe) |
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Charimeris soni Betrem, 1972 (Mozambique,
South Africa) |
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Charimeris canirocca Betrem, 1972 (South
Africa) |
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Charimeris complicata Betrem, 1972
(Malawi, Mozambique) |
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Charimeris rhodesiella Betrem, 1972
(Zimbabwe) |
Distribution
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Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South
Africa, 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.
Madl, M. 2018. A preliminary catalogue
of the Hymenoptera (Insecta) of the Republic of Djibouti, Linzer biologische
Beiträge 50: 907-967.
Picker,
M., Griffiths, C & Weaving, A. 2002. Field Guide to Insects of South Africa.
Struik Publishers, Cape Town. |
Credits
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Photographs © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa).
Map illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa). |
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