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Female Encyrtid - Anagyrus aper - female
Copyright © 2015 John Schneider

Female Encyrtid - Anagyrus aper - Female
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
October 26, 2015
Either Anagyrus or something close. Species ID would be great, but I know it's unlikely.

There are other female Encrytids in the guide with this red lateral patch, such as and , but neither has this antenna pattern.

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Contributed by John Schneider on 27 October, 2015 - 9:22pm
Last updated 17 December, 2023 - 5:29pm

Moved
Moved from "Parasitica" (parasitic Apocrita). Nice one John.
… Brad Barnd, 29 October, 2015 - 7:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Correction...
Sorry, the discovery of this beast should be by "Noyes & Menezes", not "Noyes & Menendez".
… Ross Hill, 30 October, 2015 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Fixed it on the info page.
… Brad Barnd, 30 October, 2015 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

Dr. John Noyes comments…
"Anagyrus aper Noyes and Menendez - known from Central America and Texas". Dr. Noyes would like to know if you would allow these images to be used on the Universal Chalcidoidea Database.

Nice work, John. A new BG page can be created for this species.

See BG genus reference here.
… Ross Hill, 29 October, 2015 - 9:19am login or register to post comments

 
absolutely, he can use them!
Thanks, Ross!
… John Schneider, 29 October, 2015 - 1:06pm login or register to post comments

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