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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Chalcidoid Wasps (Chalcidoidea) » Pteromalid Wasps (Pteromalidae)
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Pteromalidae
Copyright © 2016 Salvador Vitanza

Pteromalidae
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
October 9, 2016
Size: 2.5 mm
Collected at Red Sands (15698 Montana Ave, El Paso, TX 79938). Coordinates:31.822564, -106.131559

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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 13 October, 2016 - 9:28pm
Last updated 17 October, 2016 - 10:34pm

Comment by Dr. Heydon…
"This wasp is pretty generic. I would guess it is Pteromalus sp. You are right, the notauli are not that deeply engraved so Miscogasterinae are ruled out".

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 17 October, 2016 - 7:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Great!
Thank you Ross and Dr. Heydon for your kind help.
… Salvador Vitanza, 17 October, 2016 - 10:33pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 13 October, 2016 - 9:40pm login or register to post comments

Pteromalid (female)…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 13 October, 2016 - 9:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Ross and Ken!
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… Salvador Vitanza, 13 October, 2016 - 9:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Miscogastrinae...
I do not think the notauli are that strongly impressed in your images, which might suggest the subfamily you mentioned, but I will ask Dr. Heydon to comment.
… Ross Hill, 13 October, 2016 - 10:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Great!
Thank you Ross for your inquiry about this tiny wasp. Much appreciated.
… Salvador Vitanza, 13 October, 2016 - 10:38pm login or register to post comments

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