Latina (genus)
| Latina | |
|---|---|
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| Latina guriana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Chalcidoidea |
| Family: | Eucharitidae |
| Genus: | Latina Koçak & Kemal, 2008 |
| Species | |
|
L. bonariensis | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Laurella Heraty, 2002 | |
Latina is a genus of South American chalcid wasps in the family Eucharitidae. There are four known species of Latina with three known in Argentina and one from Venezuela. Like all members of the Euchratidae, Latina wasps are ant parasitoids: the wasp larvae burrow into ant hosts to complete development, killing the ant upon emergence.[1] The genus was first named Laurella in 2002, but that name had already been given to a genus of bee flies 30 years prior, and so the name Latina was proposed as a replacement, in honor of Latin America where the species occur.[2]
Species
- Latina bonariensis - Argentina
- Latina guriana - Venezuela
- Latina rugosa - Argentina
- Latina vianai - Argentina
References
- ↑ Torréns, Javier (2013). "A Review of the Biology of Eucharitidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Argentina". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology 2013: 1–14. doi:10.1155/2013/926572.
- ↑ Koçak, A.Ö. and Kemal, M. (2008). "Nomenclatural notes on the genus group names in the order Hymenoptera (Chalcidoidea)". Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara miscellaneous papers 143: 3–7.
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