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Dirrhope nixoni Liu & Polaszek

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera;  Superfamily: Ichneumonoidea; Family: Braconidae; Subfamily: Dirrhopinae; Genus: Dirrhope)

Dirrhope nixoni Liu & Polaszek, 2025. Holotype in London (NHMUK). Type locality: South Africa, Port St. John, Pondoland, RE Turner, 15–31.VIII.1923, Brit. Mus 1923-493, det. Dirrhope sp. GEJ Nixon, 1963, No. NHMUK010639270.

Classification

Biology

Host unknown.

Distribution

South Africa.

References

Zheng B, Xian Z, Liu Z, Polaszek A. 2025. Afrotropical Dirrhopinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) with description of three new species. ZooKeys 1259: 381-392. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1259.172473 .

Credits

Photographs © TheTrustees of the Natural History Museum,, London.


Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

 

Citation: van Noort, S. 2026. WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the World. URL: www.waspweb.org (accessed on <day/month/year>).

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