Thread subject: Diptera.info :: small green hymenoptera
Posted by ole on 19-12-2007 00:29
#1
Hi forum.
Is it possible to get some kind of ID for this insect
It is aprox. 1mm - in dead leaves /park / denmark
Thanks,
Ole
Edited by ole on 19-12-2007 00:31
Posted by ole on 19-12-2007 00:35
#2
pic2
Posted by cthirion on 21-12-2007 13:21
#3
Chalcidoidea ??Encyrtidae...near Acerophagus
perhaps so....perhaps not!
Posted by proctoss on 21-12-2007 13:56
#4
It seems to me that it is closer to Aphelinidae (Chalcidoidea)
Posted by cthirion on 21-12-2007 19:11
#5
????? The Encyrtidae is one of the more useful families in biological control. If the Aphelinidae are considered as a subfamily of Encyrtidae (Riek 1970, Gordh 1979), then the family would be considered the most important one in biocontrol. However, there is some question as to the status of the aphelinids, which have been placed as Eulophidae, as Encyrtidae, and as a distinct family. There is always the possibility that some aphelinids belong with the Encyrtidae and others with the Eulophidae. For the purposes of this handbook we treat the aphelinids as a distinct family.
http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/hym/chalcids/Encyrtid.html
Posted by ole on 21-12-2007 23:20
#6
Thanx for your informations cthirion and proctoss.
For me the Chalcidoidea is a new world.
A big one too :o
Found another pict. with more clear antennae
Regards,
Ole