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Sycophilomorpha near saptapurensis  Joseph & Abdurahiman 

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera;  Superfamily: Chalcidoidea; Family: Unplaced; Subfamily: Epichrysomallinae)

Sycophilomorpha near saptapurensis Joseph & Abdurahiman 1969. Holotype:      Type locality:

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Sycophilomorpha_nr_saptapurensis_female Sycophilomorpha_nr_saptapurensis_male

Distribution

 

Biology

Host: Ficus altissima

Credits

Photos © Jean-Yves Rasplus

 

References

Joseph, K.J. & Abdurahiman, U.C. 1969. Contributions to out knowledge of fig-insect (Hymenoptera, Agaontidae) from India IV. Further descriptions of new fig-insects from Ficus bengalensis L. Oriental Insects. 3:37-45.

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