Pegoscapus amibilis (Grandi)

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

Blastophaga (Valentinella) amibilis Grandi 1938. Holotype desposition unknown Type locality: Brazil

Distribution

Biology

Host fig is an unidentified species from Brazil. Ramirez recorded the species from Ficus nymphaeifolia in Costa Rica, but was not quite sure of the identity of the Pegoscapus.

References

Grandi, G.-Nuovi Agoanidi (Hymenoptera-Chalcidoidea) raccolti nel Brasile dal Prof. F. Silverstri. Boll. 1st. Ent. Univ. Bologna 10, 44-69 (1938).

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