Posted by
elck on 14-08-2007 15:49
#3
I have a specimen.
I'm interested as I think it parasitised a coccinellidae
I'm about 80% sure the larva emerged from an adult coccinellida, leaving the beetle dead. The pupae was attached to the beetle.
Where should I go from here to know more?
Posted by
ChrisR on 14-08-2007 16:23
#4
If this is a eucoilid (which i am fairly sure of - from the wing-venation and the raised disc on the scutellum) then they are mainly parasitoids of dipteran pupae - but it's a very under-studdied group so anything is possible. Here in the UK the key is:
Quinlan, J. 1978. Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea, Eucoilidae. Handbooks for the identification of British insects 8, 1 ( b ) : 1-58.
But note that family Eucoilidae has been downgraded to a subfamily of Figitidae now so might be listed in modern literature as Eucoilinae
I have used the key and found it works fine to genus but I have always had trouble getting further.
Edited by
ChrisR on 14-08-2007 20:19