| Kapala | |
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| Kapala floridana, Florida | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Eucharitidae |
| Subfamily: | Eucharitinae |
| Tribe: | Eucharitini |
| Genus: | Kapala Cameron, 1884 |
| species | |
approx. 25 known species, others undescribed | |
Kapala is a genus of parasitic wasps in the family Eucharitidae, [1] found primarily in the neotropics, and associated with ants. [1]
These 18 species belong to the genus Kapala: [2] [3] [4]
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