Biology and behavior of Kapala (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae) attacking Ectatomma, Gnamptogenys, and Pachycondyla (Formicidae: Ectatomminae and Ponerinae) in Chiapas, Mexico

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 567-576

  Pérez Lachaud, Gabriela ^a   Heraty, John M ^b   Carmichael, Andrew ^b   Lachaud, Jean Paul ^a,c  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

Author keywords

Ant host association; Ectatomma; Eucharitidae; Kapala; Ponerinae

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; WASP;

CHIAPAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ASTERACEAE; CHALCIDOIDEA; ECTATOMMA; ECTATOMMA RUIDUM; ECTATOMMINAE; EUCHARITIDAE; FORMICIDAE; GNAMPTOGENYS; GNAMPTOGENYS REGULARIS; GNAMPTOGENYS STRIATULA; GNAMPTOGENYS SULCATA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; KAPALA; KAPALA IRIDICOLOR; KAPALA IZAPA; MELAMPODIUM DIVARICATUM; PACHYCONDYLA; PACHYCONDYLA STIGMA; PONERINAE;

EID: 33750905424     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2006)99[567:BABOKH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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