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Copyright © 2009 Beatriz Moisset

Goldenrod gall parasitoid fauna -

Pennypack Restoration Trust, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 27, 2009
Size: 2 mm

It came from a goldenrod gall like this one. I collected this gall on 7/22/09.
It looks similar to

but with fancier antennae. Could it be the male of the same species?

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Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 28 July, 2009 - 9:19pm
Last updated 1 January, 2019 - 11:14am

Moved

Moved from Eulophidae.
Thanks again.

… Beatriz Moisset, 4 May, 2011 - 7:49am

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Eulophidae-Chalcidoid

Tetrastichinae, probably Tetrastichus sp.

… Emilian Pricop , 4 May, 2011 - 7:32am

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Thanks again

Moved from ID Request.
It looks like I have flooded the Eulophidae pages with my goldenrod gall parasitoids. I suspect that there are more than one species, but I don't expect IDs with such refinement. That may be asking too much.

… Beatriz Moisset, 5 August, 2009 - 9:01pm

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Eulophidae…

The dark metallic coloration, wing venation, and short-segmented antennae indicate a Eulophid wasp. The clubless antennae indicate a male.

See reference here.

… Ross Hill, 5 August, 2009 - 6:35pm

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pteromalidae probably

pteromalidae probably

… jbremer, 29 July, 2009 - 2:03pm

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Thanks

Could it be Eulophid instead? I found several similar ones in the same galls that were IDed as Eulophids.

… Beatriz Moisset, 30 July, 2009 - 5:13pm

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oh ya

that's probably it. i'm just realizing how little i know. haha. back to the books i guess.
p.s.
just looking at some more information and wondering if you have considered Encyrtidae. i can't quite tell from the pictures, but it seems like the antennae are attached too high on the head for a Eulophid.

… jbremer, 1 August, 2009 - 4:42pm

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