Chalcid Wasp - Conura amoena

Moved

… Dennis Haines, 20 February, 2013 - 1:20pm

Moved

… tom murray, 28 January, 2009 - 7:59am

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.

… Dennis Haines, 20 February, 2013 - 1:03pm

Conura amoena

Dennis, thanks for the correction and explanation for the ID!

… tom murray, 20 February, 2013 - 5:58pm

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.

… Dennis Haines, 20 February, 2013 - 6:11pm

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.

… Dennis Haines, 13 December, 2007 - 9:59pm

Moved

Moved from Chalcid Wasps.

… tom murray, 15 October, 2006 - 4:23pm