Kradibia gestroi afrum (Wiebes)

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

Kradibia gestroi afrum Wiebes 1969. Holotype Type locality:

Distribution

Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Gabon, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa

Biology

Host figs: Ficus capreifolia Delile; Ficus exasperata Vahl; Ficus asperifolia Miq.; Ficus pygmaea Hiern.

References

Wiebes, J.T. 1969. Contributions à la connaissance de la faune entomologique de la Côte-d'Ivoire (J. Decelle, 1961-1964). XLVII - Hymenoptera Agaonidae with an introductory chapter on west African fig wasps. Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale (Série in 8ø) Sciences Zoologique. 175:449-464.

Credits

Next species: Kradibia gestroi gestroi

Web authors Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

and Jean-Yves Rasplus (INRA, France)

Citation: van Noort, S. & Rasplus, JY. 2024. Figweb: figs and fig wasps of the world. URL: www.figweb.org(Accessed on <day-month-year>).

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