Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Small wasp, June 26, 2007

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 27-06-2007 17:05
#1
Size 2 mm, swept from grass.

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 27-06-2007 17:07
#2
A view with a bit more visible wings.

Posted by Christian Schmid-Egger on 27-06-2007 17:45
#3
Its a wonderfull picture. The species is any Chalcidoidea, with some 1000 species in Europe. I foreward the photo to a friend and specialist, maybe he has an idea.

May I use two of these fotos for our gallery on www.galerie.hymis.eu?

Christian

Posted by proctoss on 27-06-2007 21:35
#4
Eurytomidae (Chalcidoidea)

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 28-06-2007 09:27
#5
Thanks a lot Christian and Victor. So Eurytomidae again, it seems they are pretty diverse in colouration. Of course I'll be glad if you add these pictures to your gallery Christian, and please note I have more views which might probably help in further identification.

Posted by Christian Schmid-Egger on 29-06-2007 15:20
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I have got an additional info from Stefan, Munic Museum, a specialist in Chalcidoidea: Genus Sycophila sp. (earlier Eudecatoma).

Christian

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 29-06-2007 16:15
#7
Thank you very much Christian, as far as I can understand it was Dr. Stefan Schmidt (http://www.zsm.mw...ym/chal/e/). It looks that Sycophila are parasites of gall-forming Cynipidae or mostly associated with figs in the tropics.

Posted by Christian Schmid-Egger on 29-06-2007 20:33
#8
yes, your are right, and Stefan also gave me the same short information about biology. I am not a specialist for small hymenoptera, but for Aculeata only.

Christian