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 Wasp (Ant mimic) for ID please
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| Flippie |
Posted on 19-05-2016 07:55
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Member Location: Posts: 284 Joined: 11.01.16 |
I would appreciate help in identification of this small wasp measuring around 3.5 - 4mm. It was photographed in Cape Town, South Africa a few days ago. It is an excellent ant mimic although the effect is lost at high magnification. It flatly refused to fly and the two white stripes on the wing had me thinking there was a noded petiole before the photo magnification revealed otherwise (squinting reproduces the effect partially by removing some detail). Thanks for the help. Best Wishes Philip 4 Photos Flippie attached the following image:  [160.33Kb] |
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| Flippie |
Posted on 19-05-2016 07:56
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| Flippie |
Posted on 19-05-2016 07:56
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| Flippie |
Posted on 19-05-2016 07:57
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| Marc T |
Posted on 19-05-2016 08:04
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 Member Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 248 Joined: 30.08.11 |
Hi Philip, from my point of view it's definitly a chalcid wasp, most probably belonging to family Eupelmidae (due to large, undivided mesopleuron). You might try the Chalcidoidea-section on forum.hymis.de for further ID. Very nice pics! Best regards, Marc |
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| Flippie |
Posted on 19-05-2016 16:17
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Member Location: Posts: 284 Joined: 11.01.16 |
Hi Marc Thank you very much for the ID and info on furthering it. Will try the forum also! Best wishes Philip |
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| HDumas |
Posted on 26-05-2016 21:19
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Member Location: Southern France Posts: 188 Joined: 24.04.09 |
Yes, very nice pictures! Indeed it's a female Eupelmidae. It looks like an Eupelminae to me, but I don't know south african genera. The enlarged midbasitarsus and the strong midtibial spur (last picture) are two other diagnostic features of females. They are very good jumpers, and I've never seen any of them fly. Edited by HDumas on 26-05-2016 21:21 Greetings from Provence |
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