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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Platygastroidea » Platygastridae » Sceliotrachelinae » Amitus
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Platygastridae, from Whitefly, dorsal - Amitus - male
Copyright © 2016 MJ Hatfield

Platygastridae, from Whitefly, dorsal - Amitus - Male
100 Acre Wood, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
September 24, 2015
Size: <1 mm

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mostly parasitized, Whitefly pupae on Jewelweed - Amitus Platygastridae, from Whitefly, dorsal - Amitus - male Platygastridae, from Whitefly, lateral - Amitus - male Platygastridae, from Whitefly, ventral - Amitus - male parasitized spent Whitefly pupa on Jewelweed - Amitus
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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 11 February, 2016 - 7:42pm
Last updated 12 February, 2016 - 7:20am

Moved
Moved from Platygastridae.
… MJ Hatfield, 12 February, 2016 - 7:00am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from "Parasitica" (parasitic Apocrita).
… MJ Hatfield, 11 February, 2016 - 8:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Amitus (male)…
The description mentions the dark body which is dorsoventrally flattened with long wings, the head distinctively transverse, the male antennae being 10-segmented, the abdomen short and broad, nearly as long as wide, the first tergite trapezoidal-transverse, and the forewing with long marginal hairs. I think it would be safe to move this to the genus level for now. The current images in the guide already are those of a female.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 11 February, 2016 - 11:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Ross...
I'm putting this description on the info page, but where did it come from? The link in your first comment goes to the Platygastridae page, with several references. Can you tell me which one to cite?
… marcie oconnor, 12 February, 2016 - 10:32am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for all your expeertise.
One request: would you add the above description to the BG Amitus Info page? Thank you.
… MJ Hatfield, 12 February, 2016 - 6:54am login or register to post comments

 
Not an editor...
An editor would have the ability to update BG page info.
… Ross Hill, 12 February, 2016 - 9:10am login or register to post comments

 
oops
may I pry? Why aren't you an editor?
… MJ Hatfield, 12 February, 2016 - 10:10am login or register to post comments

Platygastrid…
Possibly Amitus, which are known parasitoids of whiteflies. Suspect this is a male.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 11 February, 2016 - 8:18pm login or register to post comments

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