Xanthephialtes oculatus

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026 Open access

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Authors: Emil M Österman, Tapani Hopkins, Ilari E. Sääksjärvi, Kari Kaunisto, Simon van Noort
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18157560
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Abstract

Xanthephialtes oculatus (Brullé, 1846) Figs 6–10, 11–16 Ephialtes oculatus Brullé, 1846: 81. Original description and combination. Xanthephialtes oculatus; Cameron 1906: 118. New combination (indirect). Holotype. In Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris (MNHN). Type locality. “Afrique Australe” [South Africa]. Material examined. Holotype • 1 female. South Africa; presumably collected sometime during 1818–1820; Pierre Antoine Delalande leg.; MNHN. Non-type • 1 female. South Africa; SAM-HYM-P 000047; SAMC. Distribution. Burundi, South Africa. Biological notes. The host (s) and other biological information are unknown. The hosts could be wood-boring insects judging by the similarity of the ovipositor to Dolichomitus.

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Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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5 January 2026