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Tiny Wasp - Brasema - female
Copyright © 2010 G.K. Gerber

Tiny Wasp - Brasema - Female
Hopkins Gap, Little North Mountain, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
August 12, 2010
Size: ~3.5 mm
This very small wasp was on the cut surface of a recently cut wind-fallen oak tree. There was a ring of grey mold where the wasp was sitting. It seemed she may have been depositing eggs. There were a few other similar wasps on the same surface. I haven't had much luck figuring this one out.

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Contributed by G.K. Gerber on 13 August, 2010 - 12:35am
Last updated 29 December, 2010 - 1:49pm

Moved
Moved from Eupelmidae.
… Charley Eiseman, 8 October, 2010 - 9:18am login or register to post comments

Tiny wasp
Female of Brasema Cameron (Eupelmidae).
… Gary Gibson, 8 October, 2010 - 7:34am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… G.K. Gerber, 14 August, 2010 - 10:08am login or register to post comments

Something in Chalcidoidea, I suspect...


Not necessarily this family, but maybe something in the neighborhood. The wasp experts should be able to narrow it down.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 13 August, 2010 - 9:03am login or register to post comments

 
I think you're right
The appearance and behavior are almost identical. The color and sculpting of the mesosoma seems helpful. There are tibial spines on at least the front and middle legs. I will try to post some alternate crops of details.
… G.K. Gerber, 13 August, 2010 - 12:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Agree its a eupelmid, the mes
Agree its a eupelmid, the mesopleuron seems quite large
… Miles Zhang, 14 August, 2010 - 8:04am login or register to post comments

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