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Eupristina verticillata Waterston

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

Eupristina verticillata Waterston,1921. Holotype in The Natural History Museum, London (BMNH). Type locality: Malaysia, Sarawak.
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Distribution

Cosmopolitan. Originally from Oriental region, but has spread worldwide wherever the host fig has been introduced and established.

Biology

Host fig: Ficus religiosa.

References

van Noort, S & Rasplus, J.Y. In press. Order Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea associated with figs (families Agaonidae & Pteromalidae). In: A. van Harten (ed.) Arthropod fauna of UAE.

Waterston, J. 1921. On some Bornean fig-insects (Agaonidae - Hymenoptera Chalcidoidea). Bulletin of Entomological Research 12: 35-40.

Credits

Photographs © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums).

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Web authors Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

and Jean-Yves Rasplus (INRA, France)

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