''Kapala'' is a genus of parasitic wasps in the family

Eucharitidae The Eucharitidae are a family of parasitic wasps. Eucharitid wasps are members of the superfamily Chalcidoidea and consist of four subfamilies: Akapalinae, Eucharitinae, Gollumiellinae, and Oraseminae. Most of the 42 genera and >400 species o ...

,Heraty, John. Eucharitidae. Hymenopteran Systematics, University of California, Riverside (2002): Web. 16 Sep. 2011. found primarily in the

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, and associated with

ant Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cre ...

Species

These 18 species belong to the genus ''Kapala'': * '' Kapala argentina'' Gemignani, 1933 * ''

Kapala atrata A kapala (Sanskrit for "skull") is a skull cup used as a ritual implement (bowl) in both Buddhism Tantra and Tibetan Buddhist Tantra (Vajrayana). Especially in Tibetan Buddhism, kapalas are often carved or elaborately mounted with precious meta ...

'' (Walker, 1862) * ''

Kapala chacoensis A kapala (Sanskrit for "skull") is a skull cup used as a ritual implement (bowl) in both Buddhism Tantra and Tibetan Buddhist Tantra (Vajrayana). Especially in Tibetan Buddhism, kapalas are often carved or elaborately mounted with precious meta ...

'' Gemignani, 1947 * ''

Kapala cuprea A kapala (Sanskrit for "skull") is a skull cup used as a ritual implement (bowl) in both Buddhism Tantra and Tibetan Buddhist Tantra (Vajrayana). Especially in Tibetan Buddhism, kapalas are often carved or elaborately mounted with precious meta ...

'' Cameron, 1913 * ''

Kapala cynipsea A kapala (Sanskrit for "skull") is a skull cup used as a ritual implement (bowl) in both Buddhism Tantra and Tibetan Buddhist Tantra (Vajrayana). Especially in Tibetan Buddhism, kapalas are often carved or elaborately mounted with precious meta ...

'' (Walker, 1862) * '' Kapala dicerodera'' (Spinola, 1853) * '' Kapala flabellata'' (Fabricius, 1804) * '' Kapala floridana'' (Ashmead, 1885) * ''

Kapala furcata A kapala (Sanskrit for "skull") is a skull cup used as a ritual implement (bowl) in both Buddhism Tantra and Tibetan Buddhist Tantra (Vajrayana). Especially in Tibetan Buddhism, kapalas are often carved or elaborately mounted with precious meta ...

'' (Fabricius, 1804) * ''

Kapala glauca A kapala (Sanskrit language, Sanskrit for "skull") is a skull cup used as a ritual implement (bowl) in both Buddhism Tantra and Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhist Tantra (Vajrayana). Especially in Tibetan Buddhism, kapalas are often carved or e ...

'' Yang, 1997 * '' Kapala inexagens'' (Cameron, 1862) * ''

Kapala iridicolor A kapala (Sanskrit for "skull") is a skull cup used as a ritual implement (bowl) in both Buddhism Tantra and Tibetan Buddhist Tantra (Vajrayana). Especially in Tibetan Buddhism, kapalas are often carved or elaborately mounted with precious meta ...

'' (Cameron, 1904) * '' Kapala ivorensis'' Risbec, 1954 * '' Kapala pectinicornis'' (Latreille, 1809) * '' Kapala romandi'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) * '' Kapala splendens'' Ashmead, 1904 * '' Kapala sulcifacies'' (Cameron, 1904) * '' Kapala terminalis'' Ashmead, 1892

References

Hymenoptera genera Chalcidoidea Taxa named by Peter Cameron {{Chalcidoidea-stub