Obeza floridana
(Ashmead, 1888)
Obeza floridana is a in the . It is known specifically from Florida, where it parasitizes the abdominalis floridanus. The was first described by Ashmead in 1888 and was originally placed in the Lophyrocera. Eucharitid wasps are specialized ant parasitoids that typically attack mature ant or within colonies.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Obeza floridana: /oʊˈbiːzə flɔːˈrɪdənə/
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Distribution
Florida, USA
Host Associations
- Camponotus abdominalis floridanus - Confirmed ; develop within this ant ' colonies
Life Cycle
Development occurs within colonies. emerge from host nests after completing development on ant .
Ecological Role
of through
More Details
Original description
Originally described as Lophyrocera floridana by Ashmead in 1888, later transferred to Obeza
Collection records
Specimens have been reared from colonies rather than collected as free-living
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Rediscovery of Cicindela scabrosa floridana | Beetles In The Bush
- Photographing the Newly Rediscovered Cicindelidia floridana | Beetles In The Bush
- The (almost) Florida-endemic Cicindelidia scabrosa | Beetles In The Bush
- Mini-review of the Cicindelidia abdominalis species-group | Beetles In The Bush
- Why I Roamed the Marsh at Night | Beetles In The Bush
- ID Challenge #10 | Beetles In The Bush
- Obeza floridana, a Parasitoid of Camponotus abdominalis floridanus from Florida (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae, Formicidae)