Thread subject: Diptera.info :: small green hymenoptera

Posted by ole on 18-12-2007 23:29
#1
Hi forum.
Is it possible to get some kind of ID for this insect
It is aprox. 1mm - in dead leaves /park / denmark


Thanks,
Ole
Edited by ole on 18-12-2007 23:31

Posted by ole on 18-12-2007 23:35
#2
pic2

Posted by cthirion on 21-12-2007 12:21
#3
Chalcidoidea ??Encyrtidae...near Acerophagus
perhaps so....perhaps not!

Posted by proctoss on 21-12-2007 12:56
#4
It seems to me that it is closer to Aphelinidae (Chalcidoidea)

Posted by cthirion on 21-12-2007 18:11
#5
????? The Encyrtidae is one of the more useful families in biological control. If the Aphelinidae are considered as a subfamily of Encyrtidae (Riek 1970, Gordh 1979), then the family would be considered the most important one in biocontrol. However, there is some question as to the status of the aphelinids, which have been placed as Eulophidae, as Encyrtidae, and as a distinct family. There is always the possibility that some aphelinids belong with the Encyrtidae and others with the Eulophidae. For the purposes of this handbook we treat the aphelinids as a distinct family.
http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/hym/chalcids/Encyrtid.html

Posted by ole on 21-12-2007 22:20
#6
Thanx for your informations cthirion and proctoss.
For me the Chalcidoidea is a new world.
A big one too Shock
Found another pict. with more clear antennae
Regards,
Ole