Animals Named for Richard Archbold - Photomorphus archboldi, Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, Florida, 11November 2006, Fred E. Lohrer.

Archbold Biological Station founded in 1941 by Richard Archbold

Animals named for Richard Archbold: Photomorphus archboldi (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae)

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Photomorphus archboldi Manley and Deyrup (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae). A central Florida mutillid wasp. Drawing by Mark A. Deyrup. -- Manley, D.G. and M.A. Deyrup. 1987. A new species of Photomorphus (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from Florida. J. Entomol. Sci. 22:57-60. The type specimen of this wasp was collected at Archbold Biological Station on 28-30 April 1984 by Mark A. Deyrup. "We name this species in honor of Richard Archbold, naturalist, who established the biological station on which this type was collected." In the drawing below parts B-E are the metasternal process and F-G are the male genitalia.