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Thread subject: Diptera.info :: On a dead chameleo (4)

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 06-10-2006 19:45

01.10.06, Side, Turkey.
Some chalcid wasps were also present there. Size around 5mm. They were definitely oviposing, but in the dead flesh or in maggots, that's the question.
Maybe a Brachymeria sp., Chalcidae? I know some Diptera parasitoids belong to this genus.

Edited by Dmitry Gavryushin on 06-10-2006 19:46

Posted by Xespok on 06-10-2006 20:04

I would agree with Brachymeria, Chalcidae. In Japan I made photos of very similar wasps, which were identified by an expert as belonging to this genus.

Edited by Xespok on 06-10-2006 20:05

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 06-10-2006 22:50

Many thanks Xespok.

Posted by proctoss on 06-10-2006 23:33

yes, Brachymeria! :o

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 08-10-2006 08:53

Thanks for confirmation Victor.