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 Braconidae?
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 10-03-2007 17:32
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14249 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! I find these little (3 mm) wasps nearly all the year round in our house. I suspect they parasitize the case bearing clothes moths (Tinea pellionalla) larvae, which also live well here from our cats' hairs (no chance for the vacuum cleaner...) all the year. The only other possibility as hosts that come into my mind, would be carpet beetle larvae (Anthrenus spec.). But those are not so numerous. Do the wasps belong to the Braconidae? Thanks for any hints! Bigger picture: http://www.foto-u...3mm_W2.jpg Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [16.56Kb] Edited by Juergen Peters on 10-03-2007 17:34 Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 10-03-2007 18:40
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
no. I think this wasp belongs to the Proctotrupidae family. Anyone agree?  |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 10-03-2007 23:01
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14249 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Jorge! jorgemotalmeida wrote: I think this wasp belongs to the Proctotrupidae family. Interesting! That would most probably mean, that some beetle larvae are the hosts of it (only some are known from Nematocera). But among the several coleoptera genera from which Proctotrupidae were drawn, there were no Dermestids(http://www.faunistik.net/PONLINE/HYMENOPTERA/PROCTOTRUPOIDEA/PROCTOTRUPIDAE/proctotrupidae.html, german). Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 13-03-2007 15:37
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 Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2160 Joined: 24.07.04 |
Hi J?rgen, Difficult to see the details, even on your larger picture. If it is a braconid wasp, I would expect it to be a member of the Microgastrinae. I will ask around. Jan Willem |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 13-03-2007 20:35
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14249 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Jan Willem! Jan Willem wrote: Difficult to see the details, even on your larger picture. If it is a braconid wasp, I would expect it to be a member of the Microgastrinae. I will ask around. Thanks! These little critters accompany me for years now in the house, but I haven't managed to find closer informations about them, still less identify them, yet. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 19-03-2007 15:43
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Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2160 Joined: 24.07.04 |
Hi J?rgen, I just got confirmation (from Kees van Achterberg) that your wasp is indeed a member of the Microgastrinae (Braconidae). It is probably a species in the genus Microplitis. Jan Willem |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 20-03-2007 00:32
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
this just shows that I know nothing yet about wasps.  |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 20-03-2007 01:19
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14249 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Jan Willem! Jan Willem wrote: I just got confirmation (from Kees van Achterberg) that your wasp is indeed a member of the Microgastrinae (Braconidae). It is probably a species in the genus Microplitis. Wonderful, thanks! That's more than I expected. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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