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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Chalcidoid Wasps (Chalcidoidea) » Chalcidid Wasps (Chalcididae) » Cratocentrinae » Acanthochalcis » Acanthochalcis nigricans
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Acanthochalcis nigricans? - Acanthochalcis nigricans - female
Copyright © 2012 Lonny

Acanthochalcis nigricans? - Acanthochalcis nigricans - Female
North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA
October 10, 2011
Size: aprox 1/2 with ovipositor

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Contributed by Lonny on 25 March, 2012 - 8:44pm
Last updated 9 April, 2021 - 7:52pm

Moved
Moved from "Parasitica" (parasitic Apocrita).
… Lonny, 25 March, 2012 - 10:33pm login or register to post comments

Right…
The short white hairs on the gaster differentiate this species. Females typically seek out wood-boring beetles such as buprestids. Nice find. These chalcids can be quite large - if you recall the approximate body length, please add this info.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 25 March, 2012 - 9:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for confirming the ID, and for the extra info.
It was being followed around by a fly. There were bore holes,or maybe chewed holes. in the plant around where it was. The fly seemed to be sucking up fluids from them. I uploaded a photo showing this.
… Lonny, 25 March, 2012 - 10:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 25 March, 2012 - 9:26pm login or register to post comments

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