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Gall wasp

Terobiella sp

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A small gall wasp grown from a colorful group of galls found about two weeks ago in Mornington. Here are some better photographs, as promised.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/38087147

Notes:

The complex antennae appear to indicate male specimen. I would expect a few more to emerge shortly for a possible gender comparison.

Superfamily = Chalcidoidae
Family = Pteromalidae
Subfamily = Ormocerinae
Genus = Terobiella
Thanks to John La Salle and Dr Chris Burwell

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)

Thanks John La Salle and Chris Burwell http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/6639
Yep - definitely a male. Males often emerge a bit before the females. They like to be waiting around for the females to emerge. This is Pteromalidae, Ormocerinae, tribe Melanosomellini
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2013

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