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Eupelmus cyaniceps
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Copyright © 2013
John Rosenfeld
Wasp ? -
Eupelmus cyaniceps
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Allison Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 10, 2013
I'm not sure what this is. The seeming lack of veins in the wings is new to me.
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Contributed by
John Rosenfeld
on 20 December, 2013 - 8:05pm
Last updated 17 February, 2014 - 8:37am
Moved
Moved from
Eupelmus
.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 17 February, 2014 - 8:37am
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Thanks Ken!
My little wasp is happy to have a home.
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John Rosenfeld
, 17 February, 2014 - 8:51am
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Eupelmus
Yes, a Eupelmus female. Most likely E. cyaniceps, but hard to be 100% certain without seeing sculptural features. The image does show one of the diagnostic features of the subfamily (Eupelminae) very well. Females, or at least fully winged females of the subfamily, have a convex, posteriorly tapered anteromedial mesoscutal lobe and behind this a concave posteromedial region bounded on either side by a longitudinal convex region. The exserted, dark-pale-dark ovipositor sheaths are also a dead give away for female Eupelmus.
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Gary Gibson
, 21 December, 2013 - 11:33am
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Thank you
for the detailed explanation!
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John Rosenfeld
, 21 December, 2013 - 11:49am
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Moved
Moved from
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John Rosenfeld
, 20 December, 2013 - 8:40pm
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Evidently
This would evidently be
Eupelmus
, but Dr. Gibson will know for sure.
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Bob Carlson
, 20 December, 2013 - 8:21pm
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Thank you Dr. Carlson
I see that there was a previous entry for PA that looks a lot like mine so I'm sure you are correct. I'll move it tentatively and wait for Dr. Gibson's confirmation.
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John Rosenfeld
, 20 December, 2013 - 8:38pm
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