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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Chalcidoid Wasps (Chalcidoidea) » Pteromalid Wasps (Pteromalidae)
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Wasp found on cactus with cochineal needs ID
Copyright © 2009 Ron Hemberger

Wasp found on cactus with cochineal needs ID
Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, California, USA
December 15, 2009
Probably the same as:

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Wasp found on cactus with cochineal needs ID Wasp found on cactus with cochineal needs ID - female
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 15 December, 2009 - 7:05pm
Last updated 5 March, 2011 - 12:10pm

Moved
Moved from Encyrtids.
… Charley Eiseman, 5 March, 2011 - 12:10pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from parasitic Apocrita.
… Ron Hemberger, 28 April, 2010 - 12:49pm login or register to post comments

Encrytidae…
Wing venation excludes pteromalids in this case due to the short marginal, submarginal and stigmal veins. Large eyes, a convex mesonotum, an ant-like appearance, and their frequent association with coccoidea also indicates this group.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 27 April, 2010 - 12:35pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 16 December, 2009 - 11:04am login or register to post comments

Not an ID,
just an observation. It looks a bit like a Pteromalid (Chalcidoidea)



I'll be interested to see what the wasp experts have to say.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 15 December, 2009 - 8:48pm login or register to post comments

 
That does look good, Ken.
I've seen and shot them before, but this one looks different to me. However, the Info page says there are 300 species, so I'll bet you're right.
… Ron Hemberger, 15 December, 2009 - 10:05pm login or register to post comments

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