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Courtella bekiliensis bispinosa (Wiebes)

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera;  Superfamily: Chalcidoidea; Family: Agaonidae; Genus: Courtella)

Agaon bispinosum Wiebes 1969. Holotype desposition unknown Type locality:

Distribution

 

 

Courtella bekiliensis bispinosa_map

Senegal, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, South Africa

Biology

Host fig: Ficus polita polita Vahl

References

Wiebes, J.T. 1969. Contributions à la connaissance de la faune entomologique de la Côte-d'Ivoire (J. Decelle, 1961-1964). XLVII - Hymenoptera Agaonidae with an introductory chapter on west African fig wasps. Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale (Série in 8ø) Sciences Zoologique. 175:449-464.

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