Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Chalcidoid Wasps (Chalcidoidea) » Chalcidid Wasps (Chalcididae) » Cratocentrinae » Acanthochalcis » Acanthochalcis nigricans
Photo#1325751
Waspish - Acanthochalcis nigricans - female
Copyright © 2016 Rick Buss

Waspish - Acanthochalcis nigricans - Female
Tucumcari, Quay County, New Mexico, USA
August 8, 1998
Size: 12 mm
I'm trying to ID some old Hymenoptera. I thought maybe this was Symphyta, but the gigantic metafemur and ovipositor didn't match anything in the guide. Closest seemed to be Orussidae but not a great match. I took some details of wing and face in case this will help. The length without ovipositor is 12 mm, the ovipositor is about 8 mm.

Images of this individual: tag all
Waspish - Acanthochalcis nigricans - female Waspish - Acanthochalcis nigricans - female Waspish - Acanthochalcis nigricans - female Waspish - Acanthochalcis nigricans - female Waspish - Acanthochalcis nigricans - female
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Rick Buss on 26 December, 2016 - 10:48am
Last updated 26 December, 2016 - 11:59am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 26 December, 2016 - 11:59am login or register to post comments

Acanthochalcis nigricans (female)…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 26 December, 2016 - 11:14am login or register to post comments

 
Great
Thanks. I always thought Chalcids were tiny little things so I did not even search here. Also my key said if it only had a single metatrochanter then it should not be "parasitica". Live and learn!
… Rick Buss, 26 December, 2016 - 2:22pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact