Otitesellinae Joseph, 1964

Noort, Simon van, Wang, Rong & Compton, Stephen G., 2013, Fig wasps (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Agaonidae, Pteromalidae) associated with Asian fig trees (Ficus, Moraceae) in southern Africa: Asian followers and African colonists, African Invertebrates 54 (2), pp. 381-400 : 387-391

Subfamily Otitesellinae Joseph, 1964

Walkerella microcarpae Bouček, 1993 ( Figs 5, 6)

Material examined: SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape: 151♀ 52♂ Port Elisabeth, ‘ Boardwalk’ shopping complex, ‘ Tree 1’, 33°59'06"S 25°39'32"E, 10.ix.2011, S.G. Compton, ex planted Ficus microcarpa (SGCC) ; 32♀ 15♂ same locality but 2.iv.2012, S.G. Compton, ex planted Ficus microcarpa (SGCC) ; 220♀ 123♂ Grahamstown, High Street, 33°18'43"S 26°31'23"E, 29.viii.2010, S.G. Compton, ex planted Ficus microcarpa (SGCC) ; 58♀ 16♂ same locality but 6.iv.2012, S.G. Compton, ex planted Ficus microcarpa (SGCC) ; 14♀ 8♂ same locality but ‘Tree 2’, 33°18'43"S 26°31'23"E, 6.iv.2012, S.G. Compton, ex planted Ficus microcarpa (SGCC) ; 61♀ 31♂ Grahamstown, Robinson Street, 33°18'58"S 26°31'49"E, 6.iv.2012, S.G. Compton, ex planted Ficus microcarpa (SGCC) . Western Cape: 4♀ 10♂ Cape Town, Bellville, Voortrekker Road, 33°54.167'S 18°38.435'E, 31.v.2007, M. Cochrane & S. van Noort, SA07 - CPT-F01, ex planted Ficus microcarpa , SAM-HYM-P046320 ( SAMC); 128♀ 65♂ Cape Town, Vredehoek , 33°56.347'S 18°25.538'E, 20.vii.2007, M. Cochrane & S. van Noort, SA07 - CPT-F02, ex planted Ficus microcarpa, SAM-HYMP 030917 ( SAMC); 24♀ 5♂ same locality but 9.ix.2007, M. Cochrane, SA07 - CPT-F03, ex planted Ficus microcarpa , SAM-HYM-P046341 ( SAMC); 52♀ 12♂ Tokai , 34°03.676'S 18°27.553'E, 10 m, 16.ix.2007, S. van Noort, SA07 - CPT-F04, ex planted Ficus microcarpa , SAM-HYM-P046342 ( SAMC); 4♀ 1♂ Cape Town, Gardens, 33°55.717'S 18°24.859'E, 18.i.2009, S. van Noort, ex planted Ficus microcarpa , SAM-HYM-P030907 ( SAMC); 168♀ 264♂ Kirstenhof , 34°04.450'S 18°26.951'E, 16.xii.2009, S. van Noort, SA09 - CPT-F02, ex planted Ficus microcarpa , SAM-HYM-P046343 ( SAMC); 140♀ 11♂ Porterville , 33°01.068'S 18°59.593'E, 144 m, 12.ii.2010, S. van Noort, SA10 - POR-F01, ex planted Ficus microcarpa , SAM-HYM-P046344 ( SAMC); 57♀ 34♂ Heidelberg , 34°05.577'S 20°57.784'E, 80 m, 27.ii.2010, S. van Noort, SA10 - HEI-F01, ex planted Ficus microcarpa , SAM-HYM-P046338 ( SAMC); 90♀ 82♂ Bredasdorp , 34°32.179'S 20°02.372'E, 28.iv.2011, S. van Noort, SA11 - BRE-F01, ex planted Ficus microcarpa , SAM-HYM-P046322 ( SAMC); 105♀ 24♂ Kirstenhof , 34°04.450'S 18°26.951'E, 21.viii.2011, S. van Noort, SA11 - CPT-F02, ex planted Ficus microcarpa , SAM-HYM-P046345 ( SAMC); 16♀ 15♂ Muizenberg, Holland road, 34°06.251'S 18°28.211'E, 5 m, 3.ix.2011, S. van Noort, SA11 - CPT-F03, ex planted Ficus microcarpa , SAM-HYM-P046346 ( SAMC); 86♀ 40♂ Vredenberg , 32°54.137'S 17°58.953'E, 115 m, 3.x.2011, S. van Noort, SA11 - VRE-F01, ex planted Ficus microcarpa , SAM-HYM-P046330 ( SAMC); 127♀ 63♂ Lakeside, Bunker road, 30 m, 34°05.358'S 18°27.273'E, 5.xii.2011, S. van Noort, SA11 - CPT-F01, ex planted Ficus microcarpa , SAM-HYM-P046319 ( SAMC); 24♀ 20♂ Simonstown, Jubilee Square , 34°11.586'S 18°25.983'E, 20 m, 25.ix.2011, S. van Noort, SA11 - CPT-F04, ex planted Ficus microcarpa , SAM-HYM-P046347 ( SAMC); 30♀ 21♂ Gardens, Wesley Street , 33°55.903'S 18°25.199'E, 30 m, 3.ii.2012, S. van Noort, SA12 - CPT-F01, ex planted Ficus microcarpa , SAM-HYM-P046346 ( SAMC); 81♀ 40♂ Somerset West, Mall parking area, 34°04.936'S 18°49.328'E, 20 m, 31.xii.2012, S. van Noort, SA12 - CPT-F02, ex planted Ficus microcarpa , SAM-HYM-P046339 ( SAMC); 13♀ 13♂ Grand West , parking area, 33°55.038'S 18°32.789'E, 25 m, 8.i.2013, S. van Noort, SA13 - CPT-F01, ex planted Ficus microcarpa , SAM-HYM-P046325 ( SAMC); 48♀ 12♂ Grand West , parking area, 33°55.054'S 18°32.702'E, 25 m, 10.iii.2013, S. van Noort, SA13 - CPT-F04, ex planted Ficus microcarpa , SAM-HYM-P046354 ( SAMC); 152♀ 16♂ Kalk Bay, Bay Primary school, 34°07.647'S 18°26.817'E, 18 m, 25.i.2013, S. van Noort, SA13 -CPT-F02, ex planted Ficus microcarpa ,

SAM-HYM-P046318 ( SAMC); 2♀ Constantia, Croft road, 34°01.929'S 18°26.119'E, 60 m, 21.ii.2013, S. van Noort, SA13 -CPT-F03, ex planted Ficus microcarpa , SAM-HYM-P046348 ( SAMC).

Global distribution: Bermuda, Brazil, Cayman Islands, China ( Hong Kong), China (mainland) ( Ma et al. 2013; Compton & Wang, unpubl. data), Japan, Malaysia (van Noort, unpubl. data), Mediterranean region ( Lo Verde et al. 2007), Papua New Guinea (van Noort, unpubl. data), South Africa (new record), USA (California, Florida, Hawaii) (Bouček 1993; Beardsley 1998).

African fig wasps reproducing in figs of Ficus microcarpa ( Fig. 7E)

Family Agaonidae Walker, 1871

Elisabethiella baijnathi Wiebes, 1989 ( Fig. 7A)

Material examined: SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape: 1♀ Grahamstown, High Street , 33°18'44"S 26°31'23"E, 7.iv.2012, S.G. Compton, ex planted Ficus microcarpa (SGCC) .

Global distribution: South Africa.

Indigenous host: Ficus burtt-davyi Hutch.

Elisabethiella stuckenbergi (Grandi, 1955) ( Fig. 7B)

Material examined: SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape: 5♀ 1♂ Grand West , parking area, 33°55.054'S 18°32.702'E, 25 m, 10.iii.2013, S. van Noort, SA13 -CPT-F04, ex planted Ficus microcarpa, SAM-HYMP 046353 (SAMC).

Global distribution: Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia (Bouček et al. 1981; Erasmus et al. 2007; Cornille et al. 2012).

Indigenous host: Ficus burkei (Miq.) .