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Chalcogenia contempta (Mannerheim, 1837)


General distribution: Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe

Province records: HA, KA, KH, OD, ON

♂: NA, Khomas, 4 km SSW Stinkwater, Rd D1249,

1580 m.s.l., SGCB.

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Type locality:

Cape of Good Hope, South Africa


Type repository:

Syntype ♀: MZHF



Ecology:

Frequently collected on various species of Acacia (Fabaceae) and repeatedly reared from A. caffra (Thunb.) Willd., A. exuvialis I. Verd. and A. karoo Hayne. Larvae and pupal chambers under or sometimes in the bark (Bílý 2008).

Flight period:

I, II, IV, VII, XI


Size:

10.5-12.5 mm


Remarks:



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