Cedar Creek
Natural History Area
Insects of Cedar Creek
Order HYMENOPTERA
Family EUCHARITIDAE
(Eucharitid Wasps)
(Table of Species)
This is a small group (28 NA spp) with a hump-backed thorax. They are parasites of the pupae of ants. At least two species have been collected:
petiolate GR
(
Orasema
?), and
robust BR
((
Pseudometageia
?).
jhaar@lter.umn.edu
Last updated May, 2000
