Chalcid Wasp? - BugGuide.Net

Moved

Moved from Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps.

… John S. Ascher, 18 December, 2009 - 11:08pm

Moved

Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.

… Eric R. Eaton, 16 October, 2009 - 12:32pm

Moved

Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 19 August, 2009 - 8:19am

Moved

Moved from Frass.

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 19 August, 2009 - 8:18am

Frassed

FOR SALE - CHEAP

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 13 August, 2009 - 9:28am

I'd leave in guide

This is something the guide doesn't have. Not the best photo, but there's enough characters to see for someone out there to identify it.

Do you still have the specimen?

… George Waldren, 14 August, 2009 - 6:28pm

Nope

I normally don't bother with wasps. They are largely targets of opportunity for me. I see something tiny, I shoot it just to see what it is. If it looks interesting, I post it. BTW if I see another, I'll collect it.

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 19 August, 2009 - 8:13am

Moving -

to Hymenoptera for now.

… Ken Schneider, 2 December, 2008 - 12:46pm

We need an expert

I think that perhaps you are right about a Chalcid but I would love to have an expert opinion on this. Those beady antennae should be telling us something.

… Beatriz Moisset, 23 January, 2009 - 5:51pm

Looks like an alate ant.

… Adam J Bell, 29 October, 2008 - 8:36am

Tunnel Vision

I think tiny antennae, fly. Long antennae, wasp. I sometimes forget that an ant is a wasp. Thanks for the tip. I'll investigate.

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 29 October, 2008 - 8:43am

I agree

The weak pigmentation of the wing veins is often suggestive of alate ants. Moving to Aculeata for now at least.

… Eric R. Eaton, 16 October, 2009 - 12:31pm

Wing veins -

not an expert, but the wing veins are also a clue here - way too much wing venation for most (all?) chalcids...

… Ken Schneider, 29 October, 2008 - 5:17pm