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Ormyrus subconicus Bouček

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

Ormyrus subconicus Bouček 1981. Holotype in The Natural Museum, London. Type locality: Zimbabwe

Distribution

Distribution_of_Omryrus_subconicus

Zimbabwe, South Africa (Host fig Distribution in lighter colours)

Biology

Host fig: Ficus burkei (Miq.) Miq.

Credits

Photograph Simon van Noort © Natural History Museum London

References

Bouček Z., A. Watsham & J.T. Wiebes, 1981. The fig wasp fauna of the receptacles of Ficus thonningii (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea). Tijdschrift Voor Entomologie, 124(5): 149-233.

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