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Small Chalcid Brachymeria - Conura - male
Copyright © 2009 Bob Barber

Small Chalcid Brachymeria - Conura - Male
Dog Canyon, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
April 1, 2008
beautiful, looks very fresh

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Small Chalcid Brachymeria - Conura - male Small Chalcid Brachymeria - Conura - male
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Contributed by Bob Barber on 19 February, 2009 - 2:46pm
Last updated 19 July, 2021 - 5:52pm

Moved
Moved from Conura.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 19 July, 2021 - 5:52pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Brachymeria.
… Bob Biagi, 25 March, 2020 - 11:52am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Chalcid Wasps.
… Bob Barber, 19 February, 2009 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

A male Brachymeria. It lacks
A male Brachymeria. It lacks the distinct petiole found in Conura spp., and the robust thorax is typical of this genus. I don't think I've every seen one so pretty. Great pictures
… Dennis Haines, 19 February, 2009 - 5:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Conura (xanthostigma group)
After checking specimens with species ID's in our collection, this is closest to Conura lecta (Cresson), but given that there are many species in Conura that I don't have material for, it would be safer to place it in the Conura xanthostigma species group. It's definitely not Brachymeria. The petiole is hidden from view, but the elongate hind coxae are obvious, and the color pattern is something only seen in Conura (Spilochalcis).
… Austin Baker, 19 August, 2019 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

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