Microdonophagus woodleyi

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Microdonophagus woodleyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Eulophidae
Subfamily: Entedoninae
Genus: Microdonophagus
Species: M. woodleyi
Binomial name
Microdonophagus woodleyi
Schauff, 1986

Microdon fly collected from nest of Technomyrmex fulvus in Panama.

Identification

Distribution

Brazil, Colombia, Panama

Habitat

Common host is Technomyrmex fulvus.

Biology

A series of females and males emerged from Microdon pupae in the lab.

Nomenclature

Named after the collector, Norman E. Woodley

Description

References

  • Hansson, C. (2002) Eulophidae of Costa Rica, 1. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 67, 1–290.