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Megastigmus transvaalensis (Brazilian peppertree seed chalcid)

Synonyms: Eumegastigmus rhusi; Eumegastigmus transvaalensis (homotypic); Megastigmus rhusi (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Megastigmus transvaalensis is a species of minute wasp that feeds on Schinus terebinthifolius seeds.
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Prey / Diet

Searsia natalensis (Natal Karree)[1]
Searsia pyroides (staghorn sumac)[1]
Searsia tripartita[1]

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♦ 1Megastigmus transvaalensis (Hussey) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Torymidae), J.P. Cuda, G.S. Wheeler and D.H. Habeck, University of Florida, June 2002. Revised: May 2014
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0