Animals Named for Richard Archbold - Tripoxylon tridentatum archboldi, Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, Florida, 109 November 2006, Fred E. Lohrer.

Archbold Biological Station founded in 1941 by Richard Archbold

Animals named for Richard Archbold: Tripoxylon tridentatum archboldi (Hymenoptera: Larridae)

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Tripoxylon tridentatum archboldi Krombein (Hymenoptera: Larridae). A central Florida larrid wasp. Drawing by Mark A. Deyrup. -- Krombein, K.V. 1959. Three new wasps from Florida and taxonomic notes on allied forms (Hymenoptera, Aculeata). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 61:145-153. The type specimen of this wasp was reared from a nest collected at Archbold Biological Station on 31 January 1958 by Richard Archbold. "Named for Mr. Richard Archbold in recognition of his courtesy in making available the facilities of the Archbold Biological Station during several all-too-brief visits in 1953, 1954 and 1956, and of his continued interest manifested by sending me periodically the wooden trap nests from which this and many other species of wasps and bees have emerged. The information obtained from such nests has increased substantially our knowledge of the life history, prey preferences, and nesting habits of these insects."