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Ctenocerus fasciatus (Smith)

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Pompiloidea; Family: Pompilidae; Subfamily: Ctenocerinae; Genus: Ctenocerus)

Micropteryx fasciatus Smith, 1851. Syntype in: London (NHMUK). Type locality: Estcourt, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.

Pedinaspis brunni Brauns, 1899. Type in: ?Ditsong (TMSA). Type locality: Algoa Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Probably Ctenocerus fasciata: 
Pompilidae Andrew Deacon iNaturalist 11294212 b.jpg and Pompilidae Andrew Deacon inaturalist 11294212 c.jpg (CC0)  by Andrew Deacon, posted at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11294212)

Distribution

South Africa.

Biology

Unknown.

References

Arnold, G. 1932. The Psammocharidae of the Ethiopian region. Part I. Subfamily Pepsinae. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 14: 284-396.

Arnold, G. 1932. The Psammocharidae of the Ethiopian region. Part II. Subfamily Claveliinae, Haupt. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 15: 41-122.

Arnold, G. 1935. The Psammocharidae of the Ethiopian region. Part IV. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 15: 413-483.

Shimizu, A., Broad, G., Yoshimura, J., & Pitts, J.P. 2022. First records of the spider wasps Ctenocerus Dahlbom and Paraclavelia Haupt from Asia, with discussions on the systematics of Ctenocerinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). European journal of taxonomy 845: 101-131. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.845.1957 .

Credits

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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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