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Subgenus
Megameris
Betrem, 1967 |
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Megameris (Megameris) soleata soleata
(Gerstaecker, 1871) (Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya,
Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zanzibar,
Zimbabwe)
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Megameris (Megameris) soleata
quinquemarginata Betrem, 1972 (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda)
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Megameris (Megameris) soleata princeps
(Kirby, 1889) (Mozambique)
Megameris (Megameris) soleata dafurensis
Betrem, 1972 (Sudan)
Megameris (Megameris) labilis (Schulz,
1906) (Gambia)
Megameris (Megameris) canens Betrem &
Bradley, 1964 (Kenya) |
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Subgenus
Fascimeris
Betrem, 1972 |
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Megameris (Fascimeris) calcigera calcigera
Betrem & Bradley, 1964 (Nigeria)
Megameris (Fascimeris) calcigera
gabonensis Betrem, 1972 (Gabon, Nigeria)
Megameris (Fascimeris) calcigera overlaeti
Betrem, 1972 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Megameris (Fascimeris) sexfasciata
Betrem, 1972 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Nigeria,
Senegal)
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Megameris (Fascimeris) quinquefasciata
(Fabricius, 1781) (Cameroon, Gabon) |
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Subgenus Cillimeris Betrem, 1972 |
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Megameris (Cillimeris) penicillifera Betrem &
Bradley (Democratic Republic of Congo) |
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Subgenus Penimeris Betrem, 1972 |
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Megameris (Penimeris) pseudofasciatipennis
pseudofasciatipennis Betrem, 1972 (Malawi, Tanzania) |
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Megameris (Penimeris) pseudofasciatipennis
sheppardi Betrem, 1972 (Zimbabwe)
Megameris (Penimeris) pseudofasciatipennis
aeripennis Betrem & Bradley (Nigeria)
Megameris (Penimeris) nigrocalcarata
Betrem, 1972 (Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe)
Megameris (Penimeris) marshalli
(Turner, 1910) (Zimbabwe)
Megameris (Penimeris) leopoldi leopoldi
Betrem & Bradley, 1964 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Megameris (Penimeris) leopoldi
cameroonensis Betrem, 1972 (Cameroon)
Megameris (Penimeris) inexpectata
Betrem, 1972 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
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Megameris (Penimeris) stanleyi Betrem,
1972 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon) |
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Subgenus
Immanimeris
Betrem, 1972 |
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Megameris (Immanimeris) immanis Betrem
& Bradley, 1964 (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo,
Sierra Leone)
Megameris (Immanimeris) nigricans
Betrem, 1972 (Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Sierra Leone, Uganda) |
Distribution
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Worldwide. |
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. |
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