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Kapala floridana
Species
Kapala floridana
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon
("Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps)
Superfamily
Chalcidoidea (Chalcidoid Wasps)
Family
Eucharitidae
Subfamily
Eucharitinae
Genus
Kapala
Species
floridana
(Kapala floridana)
Explanation of Names
Kapala floridana
(Ashmead, 1885)
Identification
Only described
Kapala
species present in Florida north of Lake Okeechobee.
Another undescribed/undetermined species is known from south Florida
(
1
)
.
See
.
Food
Pogonomyrmex badius
is the only known host.
Works Cited
1.
A revision of the Nearctic Eucharitinae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eucharitidae).
Heraty, J.M. 1985. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Ontario 116: 61-103.
Contributed by
Ken Wolgemuth
on 27 October, 2016 - 4:12pm
Additional contributions by
Bbarnd
,
metrioptera
,
PaleoJon
Last updated 7 January, 2022 - 7:27pm