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Sycophila taprobanica Westwood

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera;  Superfamily: Chalcidoidea; Family: Unplaced; Family: Eurytomidae, Genus: Sycophila)

Sycophila taprobanica Westwood 1882. Holotype in Hope Department, Oxford. Type locality: Sri Lanka

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Distribution

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Sri Lanka

Biology

 Host: Ficus tjiela

Credits

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References

 Westwood, J.O. 1839 June 30. Synopsis of the genera of the British insects. An introduction to the modern classification of insects(2 No 13)(appendix)49-80. London.

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