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Afrephialtes
Genus of wasp From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Afrephialtes is a genus of wasp under the family Pimplinae.[3]
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Description
Afrephialtes are parasitic wasps. Their hosts include the following species:[1]
- Cryptorhynchus lapathi (the willow weevil)
- Hypsipyla robusta (the cedar tip moth)
- Ostrinia kasmirica
- Sesia spheciformis
- Synanthedon formicaeformis (the red-tipped clearwing)
Distribution
This species is primarily found in the West African countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. It is also found intersparsed in the Palaearctic and Indo-Australian regions.[1]
Species
This genus contains the following 14 species:[4][5]
- Afrephialtes balteatus Baltazar, 1961
- Afrephialtes bicolor Baltazar, 1961
- Afrephialtes brumhus Gupta & Tikar, 1976
- Afrephialtes cicatricosus Ratzeburg, 1848
- Afrephialtes gibberosus Gupta & Tikar, 1976
- Afrephialtes laetiventris Cameron, 1899
- Afrephialtes latiannulatus Cameron, 1907
- Afrephialtes latisulcatus Cameron, 1908
- Afrephialtes lieftincki Gupta & Tikar, 1976
- Afrephialtes montanus Baltazar, 1961
- Afrephialtes navus Tosquinet, 1896
- Afrephialtes robustus Gupta & Tikar, 1976
- Afrephialtes rubitorosus Gupta & Tikar, 1976
- Afrephialtes taiwanus Gupta & Tikar, 1976
References
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