Odontofroggatia ishii Wiebes

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

Odontofroggatia ishii Wiebes 1980. Holotype: female in NCB Naturalis (formerly Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie - RMNH). Type Locality: Peninsular, Malaysia

Distribution

China, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, U.S.A

Biology

Host fig species: Ficus microcarpa and F. prasinicarpa.

Credits

Photographs © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa).

References

Feng, G. & Huang, D.W. 2010. Description of a new species of Odontofroggatia (Chalcidoidea, Epichrysomallinae) associated with Ficus microcarpa (Moraceae) with a key to species of the genus. Zootaxa 2335: 40–48.

Wiebes J.T. 1980. The genus Odontofroggatia Ishii (Hymenoptera Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae Epichrysomallinae). Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden, 56: 1-6.

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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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