Posted by elck on 14-08-2007 10:36
#1
Hello,
Could anyone say something about where to look for the name of this wasp please?
Posted by ChrisR on 14-08-2007 11:22
#2
Looks like a cynipoid wasp - possibly family Eucoilidae, but a specimen would be needed to find out which species it is - if there is a key to the species in your part of Europe :)
Posted by elck on 14-08-2007 16:49
#3
I have a specimen.
I'm interested as I think it parasitised a coccinellidae
I'm about 80% sure the larva emerged from an adult coccinellida, leaving the beetle dead. The pupae was attached to the beetle.
Where should I go from here to know more?
Posted by ChrisR on 14-08-2007 17:23
#4
If this is a eucoilid (which i am fairly sure of - from the wing-venation and the raised disc on the scutellum) then they are mainly parasitoids of dipteran pupae - but it's a very under-studdied group so anything is possible. Here in the UK the key is:
Quinlan, J. 1978. Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea, Eucoilidae. Handbooks for the identification of British insects 8, 1 ( b ) : 1-58.
But note that family Eucoilidae has been downgraded to a subfamily of Figitidae now so might be listed in modern literature as Eucoilinae :)
I have used the key and found it works fine to genus but I have always had trouble getting further.
Edited by ChrisR on 14-08-2007 21:19
Posted by elck on 14-08-2007 20:04
#5
Thanks Chris.
If I can get an answer, I'll post it here