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Blastophaga silverstriana Grandi

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

Blastophaga (Blastophaga) silverstriana Grandi 1929. Holotype in Istituto di Entomologia 'Guido Grandi', Bologna. Type locality:

Distribution

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China (Kwatung), Hong Kong.

Biology

Host figs: recorded from Ficus pyriformis Hook. et. Arn., Ficus variolosa Lindl. ex Benth. and Ficus erecta Thund. var beecheyana (Hook. et Arn.) King

References

Grandi, G. 1929. Aggiunte e modificazioni al catalogo regionato degli Agaonidi di tutto il tutto il mondo descritti fino ad oggi. Boll. Lab. Ent. Bologna 2, 189-191 (1929b).

Credits

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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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