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Tanaostigmodes albiclavus - female
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Tanaostigmodes albiclavus - Female
Florida Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
March 18, 2016
Size: Length 2.9 mm.
Reared from gall on Mimosa biuncifera.
Gall collected 3-18-16. Adult emerged 4-24-16.
Identification made from description in, New World Tanaostigmatidae by John LaSalle, Contributions of the American Entomological Institute V. 23, No. 1, 1987.

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Contributed by cwmelton on 24 April, 2016 - 3:31pm
Last updated 25 April, 2016 - 6:20pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 25 April, 2016 - 6:20pm

Awaiting page creation
After seeing the ID on the second photo, I asked in the "requests for additional guide pages" forum for an editor who understands Chalcidoidea classification to create the new pages to hold this.
… John F. Carr, 25 April, 2016 - 11:11am

Nice find...
Will ask Dr. Gibson to confirm.
… Ross Hill, 24 April, 2016 - 4:16pm

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