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 Orthopelma mediator?
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 16-05-2008 00:14
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Hi, I saw this wasp on 5-May-2008 in southern England flying around last year's Robin's Pincushion Galls (Diplolepis rosae). Is it safe to call them Orthopelma mediator or are there other ichneumonoid parasitoids of these galls?
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| cthirion |
Posted on 19-05-2008 21:56
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Member Location: Awirs (Flémalle) Belgique Posts: 901 Joined: 13.08.04 |
Dear Camille, because it is from Diplolepis rosae it is almost certainly Orthopelma mediator. Best wishes, Kees Zwakhals cthirion |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 20-05-2008 10:13
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Thanks!  I always see these and say "Oh, an Orthopelma mediator!" ... so it's nice to know I haven't been wrong all these years!  |
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