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Meloboris helminda (Holmgren) 

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera;  Superfamily: Ichneumonoidea; Family: Ichneumonidae; Subfamily: Campopleginae; Genus: Melobris)

Limneria helminda Holmgren, 1868. Holotype: in Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm. Type locality: ?.
Non-type Tristan da Cunha  
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Distribution

South Africa, Tristan da Cunha.

Biology

 Host: unknown.

Reference

 Holmgren, A.E. 1868. Hymenoptera. Species novas descripsit. Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenies Resa omkring jorden. Zoologi. 6:391-442.

Credits

 Photographs and map illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa)

Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

 

Citation: van Noort, S. 2025. WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the World. URL: www.waspweb.org (accessed on <day/month/year>).

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