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Horismenus floridensis

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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[1]

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.[2] Up to 21 H. floridensis wasps may develop on one C. floridanus pupa.[3] Alachua floridensis is a junior synonym of H. floridensis.

References

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  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.