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unknown tiny wasp - female
Copyright © 2008 Gary McDonald

unknown tiny wasp - Female
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
August 21, 2008
Size: ~3mm.
Seen in our garden, on Argyranthemum frutescens. (live oak/chaparral habitat).
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Contributed by Gary McDonald on 29 August, 2008 - 10:33am
Last updated 16 July, 2009 - 9:06am

Torymidae…
Thought this might be a fig wasp, but the head shape is wrong. A short stigmal vein and extruded ovipositor make this a female torymid.

See reference here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/12618
… Ross Hill, 2 September, 2008 - 7:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Ross
for the family ID.
… Gary McDonald, 2 September, 2008 - 8:22pm login or register to post comments

Chalcidoidea
Not sure about the family.
… Matthias Buck, 1 September, 2008 - 9:51am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Dr. Buck
for the superfamily ID.
… Gary McDonald, 1 September, 2008 - 9:59am login or register to post comments

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