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Photo#209868
Another tiny mystery wasp. - Oligosita

Another tiny mystery wasp. - Oligosita
Brazelier Island, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
April 8, 2008
Size: 1mm
Any ID suggestions welcome.

Oligosita sp. --det. J.D. Pinto
Moved from Trichogrammatidae.

 
Thanks so much!
Getting a generic id on any of my microwasps makes this a great day!

Moved
Moved from Chalcid Wasps.
Thanks, every little bit helps.

Trichogrammatidae…
You can see what resembles a 5-segmented antennal club with two additional segments and a scape, narrow wings with long marginal setae and no postmarginal vein, the thorax and abdomen which are widely joined, and 3-segmented tarsi - all typical features of this group. Somewhat atypical is a body that is more elongated, but these forms do exist in this subfamily.

See reference here.

Fringed wings
At least here is an image of one with similar wings.

Chalcidoidea.
That is as far as I can get, but placing it there should get a narrower ID eventually.

Strange fellow
I wish that somebody would comment on this. I am intrigued. No idea what creature could have such feathery wings.

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