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Conura amoena
Photo#29193
Copyright © 2005
tom murray
Chalcid Wasp -
Conura amoena
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Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
August 21, 2005
Size: 6mm
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Contributed by
tom murray
on 22 August, 2005 - 6:06pm
Last updated 20 February, 2013 - 5:57pm
Moved
Moved from
Conura nigricornis
.
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Dennis Haines
, 20 February, 2013 - 1:20pm
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Moved
Moved from
Conura amoena
.
…
tom murray
, 28 January, 2009 - 7:59am
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Conura (Metadontia)
While the pattern is similar to
C. nigricornis
the teeth on the hind femur are not.
Metadontia
was a monotypic genus (before being sunk into
Conura
) that was typified by the continuous row of large teeth. The pattern was considered to be variable, yellow and black. This is a male specimen.
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Dennis Haines
, 20 February, 2013 - 1:03pm
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Conura amoena
Dennis, thanks for the correction and explanation for the ID!
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tom murray
, 20 February, 2013 - 5:58pm
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Your welcome.
If you compare the hind femur of this with
C. nigricornis
you'll see that
nigricornis
has two "large" teeth and then a whole section of tiny teeth, instead of the row of large teeth only.
I wish we could do more with this colorful group of little wasps.
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Dennis Haines
, 20 February, 2013 - 6:11pm
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Great shot of the nasty looki
Great shot of the nasty looking teeth on the femur! The old generic name of Metadontia referred to these teeth.
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Dennis Haines
, 13 December, 2007 - 9:59pm
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Moved
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Chalcid Wasps
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tom murray
, 15 October, 2006 - 4:23pm
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