Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Other insects, spiders, etc.
 More small wasps
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| LordV |
Posted on 07-10-2006 16:18
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Caught more of these today mainly on my car- South coast UK Any ideas? Thanks Brian V. body length about 2.6mm (not inc ovipositor)  Proctoss's avatar ? body length about 2.54mm  Is this a wasp ? body length about 1.0mm  Body length about 1.7mm  same as above 
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 07-10-2006 21:47
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
My guesses: 1 - Torymidae 2 - Proctotrupidea 3 - Chalcidoidea but not sure which family 4 & 5 - Scelionidae? |
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| cthirion |
Posted on 07-10-2006 22:26
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Member Location: Awirs (Flémalle) Belgique Posts: 901 Joined: 13.08.04 |
Perhaps so, perhaps not : Chalcidoidea ??????Aphelinidae...
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| proctoss |
Posted on 07-10-2006 23:01
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 191 Joined: 12.08.06 |
1 fig. - Torymidae 2 fig. - Exallonyx sp. (Proctotrupidae) my family !  3 fig. - Aphelinidae 4,5 fig. Scelionidae my avatar see http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=6&thread_id=3697  other changes in ID see http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=6&thread_id=3679 Edited by proctoss on 07-10-2006 23:06 |
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| LordV |
Posted on 08-10-2006 06:37
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Thanks Chris, cthirion and proctoss I find these tiny wasps fascinating to photograph Still not sure what the attraction of my car is though unless it just makes them easier to spot. I thought it might be fine aphid honeydew drops from a downwind tree but I checked my wife's car which is similar colour and parked nearer the tree and couldn't see any wasps whilst mine seems to get them every day at the moment between about 10am and 3pm. Thanks again Brian V |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 08-10-2006 09:12
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Mmm... Brian, maybe you can configure your wife's car to attract tachinids? Seriously though, colour has been proven to be a major factor in attracting insects. Yellow and white plates are normally used as pan-traps when people want to attract flies or wasps. |
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| LordV |
Posted on 08-10-2006 09:43
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Member Location: Posts: 673 Joined: 06.09.05 |
Thanks for the info Chris At the moment the car does seem to attract all sorts of bugs- small flies, psyllids, barklice, wasps and aphids and whilst my car is metallic silver my wifes car has a slight bluish tint to it . Might try putting some coloured place mats on my car and see what the most popular colour is . Anyway- not complaining it makes a great surface for doing fairly high mag shots on Brian V. Edited by LordV on 08-10-2006 11:50 |
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