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 Very small parasitoid wasp ID
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| buggub |
Posted on 10-07-2016 08:35
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Member Location: Slovenia Posts: 148 Joined: 13.09.09 |
Hi, i found Heteroptera eggs with very small parasitoid wasp (2mm) just about to hatch. Is that a male waiting for the female to hatch and then mate with her? I noticed different antenna tip in female. Found in Slovenia. Thanks! buggub attached the following image:  [183.75Kb] |
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| ValerioW |
Posted on 20-07-2016 12:27
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 Member Location: Padova - Italy Posts: 982 Joined: 01.06.12 |
trichogrammatids
Edited by ValerioW on 20-07-2016 12:28 |
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| HDumas |
Posted on 21-07-2016 09:48
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Member Location: Southern France Posts: 189 Joined: 24.04.09 |
They look more like Scelionidae to me, probably Trissolcus or Telenomus. And yes, the male probably waits for emerging females to mate. Trichogrammatidae have shorter antennae, metasoma broadly joined to propodeum etc. Greetings from Provence |
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| ValerioW |
Posted on 21-07-2016 11:01
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Member Location: Padova - Italy Posts: 982 Joined: 01.06.12 |
HDumas wrote: They look more like Scelionidae to me, probably Trissolcus or Telenomus. And yes, the male probably waits for emerging females to mate. Trichogrammatidae have shorter antennae, metasoma broadly joined to propodeum etc. You cannot decipher abdomen'shape from these photos. While female, to me resemble a trichogrammatid, male is really different, and confirms your theory (especially that scelionid males stay near hemipteran eggs, ready to mate as they can) 
Edited by ValerioW on 21-07-2016 11:04 |
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