Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Symphyta - Pamphiliidae?

Posted by Sundew on 16-04-2008 21:11
#1
Hi,
Please don't tell me the photos are bad - I know myself. This was a very small representative of the Hymenoptera that crawled on my window pane on 6 April, not easy to photograph. It seems to have a nice colouration, and my search for a family led me to Pamphiliidae - something like Acantholyda posticalis. However, I may be absolutely wrong, so is there any expert who recognizes the small visitor?
Many thanks, Sundew

Posted by Tony Irwin on 16-04-2008 21:27
#2
This looks a bit too neat for a pamphilid - they're usually much broader, but I suspect this is a male, so maybe OK .... no, I don't know! Grin

Posted by cthirion on 16-04-2008 22:34
#3
The head does not resemble, it is broader too!
It would however be said that the posterior edge of the pronotum is right as at Pamphilidae.... I do not know either! Wink

Third very long article of the antennas, perhaps Xyelidae????
Edited by cthirion on 16-04-2008 23:27

Posted by Sundew on 18-04-2008 21:59
#4
I also noticed the peculiar antennae. Xyelidae might be a very good idea!
Many thanks, Sundew