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Pteromalid Wasp
Coelocyba sp
-37.9661, 145.048
Field Notes
Description:
A very small wasp about 4 or 5 mm long spotted on euccalyptus leaf galls. The wasp had a lime green head, thorax , antennae and legs, three ocelli and red compound eyes.
Wings were clear and abdomen showed dark and pale bands.
Habitat:
Spotted on a eucalyptus trees, resting on what looks like fly galls (on leaf).
Notes:
My thanks to John La Salle for the ID. This is a parasitoid . John La Salle writes
"It is so hard to get pictures of these little guys that really show the diagnostic characters. Having said that - I am reasonable confident that this is in the genus Coelocyba (Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae: Coelocybinae). These are known parasitoids of other gall-inducing wasps and flies. Unfortunately I can't even find any pictures on the web to point you at."
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