Dryinid - Dryinus alatus

Moved

Moved from Dryinus.

… Keith Bayless, 16 January, 2008 - 3:04pm

Moved

Moved from Dryinids.

… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 14 December, 2007 - 9:01am

Dryininae, Dryinus

It looks to be Dryinus alatus, but I would need to examine the specimen to be sure. Typically this species is testaceous in color, but it can be mostly black or dark brown. Its really a nice thing!

… Dennis Haines, 4 December, 2007 - 11:43am

Thanks again!

I do have the specimen, though I'm currently living away from home studying. If you want it, I might be able to send it to you during the holiday.

… Stephen Luk, 4 December, 2007 - 5:27pm

Great!

That would be greatly appreciated! Then I can really be certain exactly what you have. If I can send anything your way as compensation just let me know.

… Dennis Haines, 6 December, 2007 - 4:44pm

Alright!

After my exams are over (in a week), I'll email you to arrange for sending you the specimen. Hope you don't mind the wait.

… Stephen Luk, 6 December, 2007 - 11:38pm

I have the specimen, and it a

I have the specimen, and it arrived in great shape. For future reference try to make sure the front tarsi are not caught up in the glue on the point.

It is definitely in the genus Dryinus, and keys to D. alatus. There are some characters on your specimen that seem to vary a bit from my reference material, but the species is widespread and variable. In the future I'll be forwarding the specimen on to Dr. Olmi in Italy (world auhority) for further analysis, but I think we can safely say this is a northern extreme of Dryinus alatus.

… Dennis Haines, 15 January, 2008 - 11:04am

Great!

I'll try to avoid obscuring the front tarsi next time. The insect had dried before mounting, so unfortunately the front tarsi were too close to the point and contacted the glue. Hopefully that didn't cause you too much trouble when keying the specimen.
Thanks for all your help in identifying this interesting wasp!

… Stephen Luk, 15 January, 2008 - 7:59pm