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Palloptera (perhaps P. ustulata?) and Lonchaea species together, with an package of eggs - defended by Lonchaea?

On dead trunk of Populus in meadow, 18-9-2008.

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Klaas, you take some incredible photos ! I love.

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Could be Lonchaea palposa.

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Great photo Klaas! It seems the lonchaeid was laying eggs while you were taking this picture. Concerning the pallopterid it could be P. ustulata or P. andersoni. It's not clear if the latter species occurs in The Netherlands.

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Thank you all.

I intended to add a magnification of the head, showing the shape and size of palps, but it does not add much information. Here it is anyway, for the ones who see more than i do myself!

Palps are consideribly larger that of L. fugax wich i could find in the gallery.

Klaas

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the head

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Klaas Let me just add my admiration for your superb photography - yes there is only one Lonchaeid with these enlarged palps - Lonchaea palposa - relatively common in most of Europe and with a strong preference fro Poplars as a tree to breed in ............. Iain

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P. ustulata or P. andersoni?

This is asked by Jan Willem
Perhaps some additional pictures can give an answer?

Palloptera dorsal

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Palloptera Lateral

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Palloptera Ovipositor

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Gallery!

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Hi Klaas,
Do you remember at what time of day you found the ovipositing pallopterid?

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According shootingproperties 16:37:09, so it was late in afternoon.

Klaas

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Thanks Klaas,

I was asking this because many pallopterids are said to be active around dusk. Well, 16:37:09, I suppose it was not late enough yet to be getting dark.