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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonoidea) » Braconid Wasps (Braconidae) » Euphorinae » Perilitini » Microctonus
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Wasp trying to parasitize fleabeetles - Microctonus vittatae? - Microctonus
Copyright © 2018 Conrad Vispo

Wasp trying to parasitize fleabeetles - Microctonus vittatae? - Microctonus
Harlemville, Columbia County, New York, USA
May 23, 2018
Size: ca. 3mm
These wasps were ardently tracking, approaching and attempting to oviposit in/on flea beetles (probably mainly Crucifer Flea Beetle, but occasionally also Striped) in brassica beds on an organic farm. Microctonus vittatae has been reported to parasitize flea beetles, and this does look similar to the other Microctonus on bugguide, but I could find no on-line images of M. vittatae. Any opinions? I do have some additional shots if that would be useful.

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Contributed by Conrad Vispo on 24 May, 2018 - 7:21pm
Last updated 28 May, 2018 - 10:12am

Moved
Moved from Euphorinae.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 May, 2018 - 10:12am login or register to post comments

Microctonus…
Per Dr. Sharkey. He also mentioned, "The key is difficult (impossible) to use".

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 28 May, 2018 - 9:16am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 24 May, 2018 - 9:19pm login or register to post comments

Euphorinae (female)…
There are quite a few species of wasps in the subfamily Euphorinae that are known to attack flea beetles in the genus Phyllotreta. Will ask Dr. Sharkey if he would like to comment on these images.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 24 May, 2018 - 8:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you.
Thanks for the info. and for routing this. I do have a specimen if that would be helpful.
… Conrad Vispo, 25 May, 2018 - 7:46am login or register to post comments

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