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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Platygastroidea » Scelionidae » Telenominae » Trissolcus
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Stink Bug Egg Parasites - Trissolcus
Copyright © 2020 Hisserdude

Stink Bug Egg Parasites - Trissolcus
Kuna, Ada County, Idaho, USA
April 25, 2020
Found this cluster of eggs last month on a mound of dirt near a construction site, presumably by a confused Hemipteran, (likely a stink bug). Was planning on keeping them until they hatched out, then I'd take pictures and release them... Well they "hatched" a couple days ago... But apparently I wasn't the first to find these eggs. Any way to get an ID on these tiny wasps from these subpar photos?

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Contributed by Hisserdude on 16 May, 2020 - 11:51pm

Moved
Moved from Telenomus.
… Bob Zuparko, 17 May, 2020 - 12:39am login or register to post comments

If you say so!
Moved from ID Request.
… Hisserdude, 17 May, 2020 - 12:28am login or register to post comments

Telenomus (female)…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 16 May, 2020 - 11:59pm login or register to post comments

 
That was quick, thanks!
Worth keeping in the Guide, or should I frass?
… Hisserdude, 17 May, 2020 - 12:02am login or register to post comments

 
I think ...
... these are worth keeping.
… Bob Zuparko, 17 May, 2020 - 12:26am login or register to post comments

 
However, I do not think these are Telenomus.
That genus typically are parasitoids of Lepidoptera. The other common genus in the subfamily Telenominae is Trissolcus, and they attack the eggs of Hemipterans, so I'm moving these images to that genus.
… Bob Zuparko, 17 May, 2020 - 12:38am login or register to post comments

 
Interesting, has this one been misidentified then?
This sighting here.
… Hisserdude, 17 May, 2020 - 12:59am login or register to post comments

 
I really can't say ...
... based on the image. In general, IDing parasitic Hymenoptera to the generic level or below usually requires having the specimen under a scope in front of you - an image on the web typically doesn't cut it.
… Bob Zuparko, 17 May, 2020 - 9:08am login or register to post comments

 
OK, good to know!
Well thanks for giving me an ID on mine, I appreciate it!
… Hisserdude, 17 May, 2020 - 8:59pm login or register to post comments

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