Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Mantibaria manticida (Scelionidae)?

Posted by Rui Andrade on 07-10-2007 23:33
#1
Hi!

I found this beautiful wasp in the abdomen of a female Mantis religiosa. Some time ago Isidro showed us similar wasps in this thread:

http://www.dipter...ad_id=7849

Does this belong to the same species of Isidro's thread? And is it possible to reach a conclusion about its species/genus/family?
Thank you

location: Barcelos, Portugal
date: 2007/10/07

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Edited by Rui Andrade on 05-11-2007 18:46

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 08-10-2007 00:25
#2
i hope you collected this one. But this wasps seems dead? strange... 2 pairs of legs. Are you eating this wasp?? Grin

Posted by Rui Andrade on 08-10-2007 18:48
#3
Hi Jorge,

Yes, I collected it Wink. The wasp is not dead, how the hell did you want me to put a dead wasp on the abdomen of a mantis????

I also noticed the absence of the 1st pair of legs, it is very strange...

Does anyone have any idea of the species? At least the family.
Edited by Rui Andrade on 08-10-2007 18:54

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 08-10-2007 19:06
#4
maybe it took off the leg to escape away from a possible predator. Spiders do that. I don?t know if this scelionid wasp do the same..

Posted by Rui Andrade on 08-10-2007 19:09
#5
Yes, maybe....

So, you are sure that it belongs to the family Scelionidae?

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 08-10-2007 19:11
#6
not sure, but the habitus and the way the antennas look for, leave me to Scelionidae. But again, not sure.

Posted by Rui Andrade on 08-10-2007 20:44
#7
Ok Jorge, thank you Smile

Lets wait for the hymenoptera site to open upWink