Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Red "balloon" on wasp

Posted by ebbek on 01-08-2016 20:25
#1

Does anybody know what the red "balloon" on the neck of a small parasitic wasp (Pimplinae) is? First I thought it was a mite but it doesn´t look like the mite you often see on wasps. There are no mouth parts or legs. Thankful for help!

Regards

Krister

Posted by ValerioW on 02-08-2016 06:37
#2

Can you make a better shot of it, not covered? Anyways I am pretty sure is a mite, maybe a larva

Posted by ebbek on 02-08-2016 12:27
#3

Thanks! When I look clooser on it there are very small legs and a mite larvae seems to be correct.