Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Chalcidoid Wasps (Chalcidoidea) » Encyrtid Wasps (Encyrtidae) » Encyrtinae » Cheiloneurus
Photo#1322140
Encyrtidae? - Cheiloneurus
Copyright © 2016 Salvador Vitanza

Encyrtidae? - Cheiloneurus
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
December 11, 2016
Size: Approx. 1.9 mm
Found floating in pool. The dorsal setae raised on the metanotum at first sight and in low magnification might look like a single spine or process (as if together form a shark fin). Also the postmarginal vein ends in a "spine".
The ruler is in millimeters.

Images of this individual: tag all
Encyrtidae? - Cheiloneurus Encyrtidae? - Cheiloneurus Encyrtidae? - Cheiloneurus Encyrtidae? - Cheiloneurus Encyrtidae? - Cheiloneurus Encyrtidae? - Cheiloneurus Encyrtidae? - Cheiloneurus
Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 12 December, 2016 - 1:44pm
Last updated 13 December, 2016 - 12:10pm

Moved
Moved from Encyrtids.
… Salvador Vitanza, 13 December, 2016 - 12:10pm

Comment by Dr. Noyes…
"This is a species of Cheiloneurus. The species is probably described but at the moment the taxonomy of the group to which it belongs is somewhat confused. It is near to Cheiloneurus compressicornis (Ashmead)".

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 13 December, 2016 - 11:43am

 
Outstanding!
Thank you Ross for pursuing this ID further!
… Salvador Vitanza, 13 December, 2016 - 12:09pm

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 12 December, 2016 - 9:22pm

 
Thank you Ken!
.
… Salvador Vitanza, 12 December, 2016 - 9:52pm

Yes - Encyrtid…
The distinctive apical tuft of setae are present in several genera. The postmarginal vein "spine" is an interesting adaptation. Will ask Dr. Noyes to comment on these images.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 12 December, 2016 - 2:44pm

 
Thank you Ross!
.
… Salvador Vitanza, 12 December, 2016 - 8:31pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo