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Horismenus floridensis

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Species of wasp parasitic on ants

Horismenus floridensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Eulophidae
Genus: Horismenus
Species: H. floridensis
Binomial name
Horismenus floridensis
(Schauff & Boucek, 1987)
Synonyms

Alachua floridensis Schauff & Boucek, 1987

Horismenus floridensis is a species of hymenopteran insect of the family Eulophidae. It is parasitic on the pupae of Camponotus floridanus, the Florida carpenter ant. Up to 21 H. floridensis wasps may develop on one C. floridanus pupa. Alachua floridensis is a junior synonym of H. floridensis.

References

  1. "Universal Chalcidoidea Database - Horismenus floridensis". Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  2. Burks, Roger A. "Key to Nearctic eulophid genera - Alachua". University of California. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  3. Lachaud, Jean-Paul; Pérez-Lachaud, Gabriela (6 March 2012). "Diversity of Species and Behavior of Hymenoteran Parasitoids of Ants: A Review". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 2012: 1–24. doi:10.1155/2012/134746.


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