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I had a spider egg sac (Mimetus puritanus) that I raised and instead got several Phoridae (Phalacrotophora epeirae), which is supposedly the only known predator/parasite of Mimetus eggs. http://bugguide.n...iew/424991

Then I found another Mimetus egg sac and this time I believe that I ended up with Chloropidae (Pseudogaurax). Does that look correct? Is it possible to get a species ID? http://bugguide.n...iew/425869

These are both from Marlton, NJ, USA in the pine barrens.

Thanks,
Max

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Pseudogaurax Malloch spec. (Chloropidae). Gaurax Loew and Pseudogaurax species are sometimes difficult to distinguish, the latter mostly have an elongate scutellum and ornamental colouring. In North America only five species occur: Ps. anchora (Loew) [= dispar Williston], floridensis Sabrosky, signatus (Loew) [= araneae Coquillett and mallochi Duda], higginsi Sabrosky, and mexoculata Sabrosky. Many more species, mostly undescribed, are known from the Neotropics. On all continents together 71 valid species are known. As far as known, the larval substrate of most species are spider eggs in their cocoon but also egg masses of whip spiders (Amlypygi), dobson flies (Megaloptera: Corydalidae) or ant larvae recently have been reported. Each new host organism is of interest. From spider cocoons also further chloropids of other genera had been reported.