Obeza floridana (Ashmead 1888)

Type Specimen, lateral view

Type specimen, head, frontal view

Type Specimen, dorsal view

Description: English: Eucharitid Wasp - Obeza floridana, Everglades National Park, Homestead, Florida. This is a really tiny but pretty wasp that parasitizes Carpenter Ants. The adult wasp lays eggs in blueberries. Larvae ride on ants back to nests or are carried to nest with fruit. Date: 7 December 2015, 13:27:07. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/23795705981/. Author: Judy Gallagher.

Description: English: Eucharitid Wasp - Obeza floridana, Bird Rookery Swamp, Collier County, Florida This is a male. The female of this tiny wasp lays its eggs in blueberries. Larvae ride on Florida Carpenter Ants back to their nests or are carried to Ant nests on fruit. The larvae feast on ants. Date: 8 December 2016, 14:40:14. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/30681979854/. Author: Judy Gallagher.

Description: English: Eucharitid Wasp - Obeza floridana, Bird Rookery Swamp, Collier County, Florida. Date: 8 December 2016, 14:40:27. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/31738577541/. Author: Judy Gallagher.