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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 29-12-2007 20:35
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14248 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! I found this wingless wasp yesterday afternoon at a beech in the forest (oaks also present nearby), Ostwestfalen/Germany. Length about 5-6 mm. Could it be Biorrhiza pallida (I find the name sometimes with two 'r', sometimes only one) from the Cypinidae (gall wasps)? Thanks! Larger picture (157 KB): http://www.foto-u..._W_big.jpg Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [55.88Kb] Edited by Juergen Peters on 29-12-2007 20:36 Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 29-12-2007 20:36
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14248 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Another picture.
Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [22.84Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 29-12-2007 23:21
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I'm not sure if you have alternative species but it does look like a cynipid and B.pallida would fit the bill because they are active around oaks on warmer days in winter.  |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 30-12-2007 00:06
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14248 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Chris! Chris Raper wrote: I'm not sure if you have alternative species but it does look like a cynipid and B.pallida would fit the bill because they are active around oaks on warmer days in winter. :) Thanks! According to "Entomofauna germanica" Biorhiza pallida (there spelled with only one 'r') is the only species in that genus in Germany. But I don't know, if there are similar looking wasps in related genera. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 31-12-2007 12:27
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Andricus spp. are orange but they (all?) have wings as far as i know, so Biorhiza seems the most plausible. |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 31-12-2007 19:33
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14248 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Chris Raper wrote: Andricus spp. are orange but they (all?) have wings as far as i know, so Biorhiza seems the most plausible. Thanks, Chris! And a happy new year! 
Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 31-12-2007 22:45
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
cynipids. did you see any torymids around?  |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 01-01-2008 02:08
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14248 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Jorge! jorgemotalmeida wrote: did you see any torymids around? No, the last Chalcidoidea were around here at the end of November to beginning of December: http://insektenfo...adid=11718 http://insektenfo...adid=11651 Look here for the last insects and arachnids of the year 2007  (taken at 23 o'clock on December-31 in the garden, 0 ?C, very misty and wet):http://insektenfo...adid=12140 Some more nightly spiders from Dec-30: http://insektenfo...adid=12137 Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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