Kapala (wasp) explained

Kapala is a genus of parasitic wasps in the family Eucharitidae,^[1] found primarily in the neotropics, and associated with ants.^[1]

Species

These 18 species belong to the genus Kapala:

• Kapala argentina Gemignani, 1933
• Kapala atrata (Walker, 1862)
• Kapala chacoensis Gemignani, 1947
• Kapala cuprea Cameron, 1913
• Kapala cynipsea (Walker, 1862)
• Kapala dicerodera (Spinola, 1853)
• Kapala flabellata (Fabricius, 1804)
• Kapala floridana (Ashmead, 1885)
• Kapala furcata (Fabricius, 1804)
• Kapala glauca Yang, 1997
• Kapala inexagens (Cameron, 1862)
• Kapala iridicolor (Cameron, 1904)
• Kapala ivorensis Risbec, 1954
• Kapala pectinicornis (Latreille, 1809)
• Kapala romandi (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
• Kapala splendens Ashmead, 1904
• Kapala sulcifacies (Cameron, 1904)
• Kapala terminalis Ashmead, 1892

Notes and References

1. Heraty, John. Eucharitidae. Hymenopteran Systematics, University of California, Riverside (2002): Web. 16 Sep. 2011.