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Pyrrhoscolia fax
(Bradley,
1957) (Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe) |
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Pyrrhoscolia usambaraensis (Cameron, 1910) (Tanzania, Uganda) |
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Pyrrhoscolia nigeriensis Bradley, 1959 (Nigeria) |
Distribution |
Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia,
Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda,
Zimbabwe. |
Biology |
External parasitoids of beetle larvae (mostly Scarabaeidae)
that live in soil or decaying vegetable matter. |
References |
Betrem, J.G. & Bradley, J.C. 1964. Annotations on the Genera
Triscolia,
Megascolia and Scolia (Hymenoptera, Scoliidae) (second part). Zoologische Mededelingen
40: 89-96.
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.
Guiglia, D.
1957. Sopra alcuni Scoliidei africani del museo del Congo
Belga (Hymenoptera: Scoliidae). Revue de Zoologie et de
Botanique Africaines 56: 253-262.
Osten, T. 2005. Checkliste der Dolchwespen der
Welt (Insecta: Hymenoptera, Scoliidae). Teil 1: Proscoliinae und
Scoliinae: Campsomerini. Teil 2: Scoliinae: Scoliini. Teil 3: Literatur.
Bericht der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Augsburg 62 (220–221):
1–62. |
Credits |
Photographs © Iziko Museums
of South Africa.
Map illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums
of South Africa).
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