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Euceros ibex: surveying tropical African wasps

This dossier follows the description of Euceros ibex in Uganda and Cameroon and limits in knowledge of Eucerotinae distribution.

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Kibale National Park in 2020. Habitat illustration in Uganda; no Euceros ibex specimen is shown. Brina Kalibbala, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kibale National Park in 2020. Habitat illustration in Uganda; no Euceros ibex specimen is shown. Brina Kalibbala, CC BY-SA 4.0. — Brina Kalibbala — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ — 21 septembre 2020, sans modification

Where things stand

A study reported on 27 October 2026 describes Euceros ibex and records Eucerotinae in the mainland Afrotropics. Its authors call for wider sampling.

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Uganda and Cameroon: study describes the wasp Euceros ibex

A study reported on 27 October 2026 describes Euceros ibex, a new wasp species identified from specimens from Uganda and Cameroon. The authors record the Eucerotinae subfamily in the mainland Afrotropics.

Kibale National Park in 2020. Habitat illustration in Uganda; no Euceros ibex specimen is shown. Brina Kalibbala, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kibale National Park in 2020. Habitat illustration in Uganda; no Euceros ibex specimen is shown. Brina Kalibbala, CC BY-SA 4.0. — Brina Kalibbala — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ — 21 septembre 2020, sans modification

The scientific abstract archived by the University of Turku attributes the lack of earlier records to low abundance and insufficient sampling. That explanation remains the researchers’ interpretation.

Scienmag’s account describes six female specimens and stresses the need for more material to assess population differences. The authors therefore do not offer a complete inventory of tropical diversity: their conclusions call for further collecting.

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