Posted by Manuel Lopez on 03-02-2012 05:24
#1
I was able to see an scene of tiny depredation, an inmature Oxyopes spider against an small chalcid wasp (thanks Marc). The spider jumped to capture the little wasp, that was flying close to a honeysuckle leaf. Then, the fight began.
Gójar (Granada - S Spain), Sierra Nevada northface foothills. January 31, 2012.
Thanks for the identification, if possible.
Best regards
Edited by Manuel Lopez on 10-02-2012 00:47
Posted by Marc T on 03-02-2012 09:14
#3
Hi Manual,
the spider caught a chalcid wasp (it's not an ichneumonid), but unfortunately I'm out of routine in diagnosing the members of this very difficult group, so I can't even tell you the family level.
But as far as I remember the elongate body, the pretty high inserted and large hind coxa and the colourful body should help experts to go deeper (it might be somewhere around Eupelmidae/Eulophidae/Pteromalidae?).
Nice shots, although I grieve for the chalcid!
Marc