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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Ceraphronid and Megaspilid Wasps (Ceraphronoidea) » Megaspilidae » Megaspilinae » Conostigmus
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Tiny Parasitic Wasp - Conostigmus - female
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Luk

Tiny Parasitic Wasp - Conostigmus - Female
Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
March 10, 2007
Size: <1 mm
As I opened a rearing container to inspect the fungi that I collected several days ago, this little wasp flew out and began to fly around the desk lamp. I recaptured it in a vial. The vial had quite a few scratches in it, and the wasp happened to pass over one of the scratch marks as I took this photo. So, sorry about the image quality.

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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 15 March, 2007 - 2:49pm
Last updated 28 December, 2007 - 12:41pm

Vial, other options
I use a UV filter from an old camera. It makes an excellent glass cage for tiny subjects. I learned this trick from John Carr.
… Beatriz Moisset, 26 October, 2011 - 7:41am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Megaspilidae.
… Keith Bayless, 28 December, 2007 - 12:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ceraphronidae.
… Brad Barnd, 5 November, 2007 - 7:34pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from parasitic Apocrita.
… Beatriz Moisset, 13 August, 2007 - 5:08pm login or register to post comments

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