Icaria (wasp)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Subfamily: | Polistinae |
| Tribe: | Ropalidiini |
| Genus: | Icaria |
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Icaria is a genus of eusocial paper wasps in the Ropalidiini tribe. It contains the following species:
- Icaria africana (Cameron, 1910)
- Icaria cariniscutis Cameron, 1910
- Icaria cayayanensis Ashmead, 1905
- Icaria fasciata Smith, 1858
- Icaria kohni Buysson, 1909
- Icaria pruinosa Cameron 1906
- Icaria xanthopoda Cameron, 1902
Enemy species
An enemy of Icaria is the Vespa deusta, which will invade and rob Icaria nests.[1]
References
- ^ (March, 1919). Economic Entomology: Pamphlets. Atlanta: Georgia State Board of Entomology. Volume 128, pp. 165-166. Accessed 30 December 2011.
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