Embolemus capensis Olmi, 1997

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S., Guglielmino, Adalgisa & Icipe, 2015, An updated checklist of Dryinidae, Embolemidae and Sclerogibbidae (Hymenoptera) of Kenya and Burundi, with descriptions of thirteen new species, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 55 (1), pp. 333-380 : 367

6. Embolemus capensis Olmi, 1997

Material examined. New records. KENYA: COAST: Taita Hills, Ngangao Forest , 3.36100°S 38.34186°E, 1848 m, 4–18.ix.2011, Malaise trap, indigenous forest, R. Copeland leg., 2JJ ( RSC) ; same locality label, 21.viii–4.ix.2001, 1 J ( NMKE) ; same locality label, 8–22.viii.2012, 1 J ( NMKE) ; Taita Hills, Vuria Forest, 3.41428°S 38.29178°E, 2162 m, 29.v–12.vi.2011, Malaise trap just inside indigenous forest, R. Copeland leg., 1J ( RSC). EASTERN: Kiboko Sanctuary , 2.20331°S 37.71430°E, 925 m, 11–25.viii.2011, Malaise trap, edge of indigenous forest, R. Copeland leg., 1 J ( RSC) ; Nyambene Hills, Itieni Forest , at bottom, 0.24433°N 37.87016°E, 2142 m, 2–16.x.2011, Malaise trap, edge of indigenous forest, near forest station, R. Copeland leg., 1 J ( RSC) ; same locality label, 27.xi–11.xii.2011, 1 J ( NMKE) ; same locality label, 7–21.viii.2011, 2 JJ (1 in NMKE, 1 in MOLC) .

Published records. OLMI & COPELAND (2011): BURUNDI: Kibira National Park (02.93315°S 29.50583°E). KENYA: CENTRAL: Gatamayu Forest (00°58.68′S 36°41.62′E) ; Nairobi , Runda Estate. RIFT VALLEY: Saiwa Swamp National Park (01°09.417′N 35°11.833′E) .

Distribution. Recorded from Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, São Tomé and Principe, South Africa ( OLMI 1997, OLMI & COPELAND 2011).