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) » Pteromalid Wasps (Pteromalidae)
Photo#1807307
Pteromalidae
Copyright © 2020 Martha O'Kennon

Pteromalidae
Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA
April 24, 2020
This tiny thing landed on my blue steel shop siding - It was identified as a "microwasp" by @spencerpote in iNaturalist.org.

It resembles very closely (especially the wings) the picture of a wasp of genus Eurytoma.

see note by Jeong Yoo

Images of this individual: tag all
Pteromalidae Eurytomidae
Contributed by Martha O'Kennon on 1 May, 2020 - 6:26am
Last updated 8 May, 2020 - 4:03pm

Moved
Moved from Eurytomidae.
… John F. Carr, 8 May, 2020 - 4:03pm

Pteromalidae
This is a Pteromalid. Pronotum is rather thin from the dorsal view, unlike in Eurytomidae. Wing venation is also different.
… Jeong Yoo, 1 May, 2020 - 7:13am

 
Thanks so much, Jeong Yoo! T
Thanks so much, Jeong Yoo! That is progress!
… Martha O'Kennon, 8 May, 2020 - 4:07pm

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