6008177 Small wasp - Amphibolips quercusinanis

Moved

Moved from Gall Wasps.

… Adam Kranz, 24 January, 2023 - 12:05am

Moved

Moved from Cynipoidea.

… Charley Eiseman, 6 December, 2017 - 11:08am

Sphecodes sp. (Halictidae)

A female cuckoo bee.

… Adalbert Goertz, 6 July, 2006 - 9:42am

This is definitely a parasiti

This is definitely a parasitic wasp (probably Chalcidoidea), not a bee.

… Rob Curtis, 6 July, 2006 - 10:29am

Cynipid?

I wouldn't rule out gall wasps, either. Hopefully someone like Richard Vernier can chime in. I can barely keep up with the aculeates it seems:-)

… Eric R. Eaton, 6 July, 2006 - 1:47pm

Definitly Cynipoid

I agree with Eric Eaton. This is definitly a Cynipoid - the lateral view shows the wings are tatterd. It is probably a Cynipid, but could be a Figitid. I can understand the confusion with other Hymenoptera.

There is an on-line interactive key for Cynipoidea -

http://sharkeylab.org/sharkeylab/sharkeyKeys.php
(the link is on the lower part of the page).

There are also various other Hymenoptera interactive keys. These are in various stages of refinement, but the Cynopoid key has been used quite a bit and seems very accurate.

… Andy Boring, 6 July, 2006 - 11:45pm