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Chalcid wasp

Haltichellinae

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

About 8mm long. Hook femurs. Narrow waisted. Bent antennae?

Habitat:

In a local nature reserve.

Notes:

Rotten photo sorry. Some similarity to this http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/23534031 ?? <br>
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:58…

Reference Links:

Family Chalcididae - Chalcidid Wasps - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Mark Ridgway
Thanks so much John. I'm pleased I recognised the femurs then. Sorry it flew off.
John La Salle
Hi Mark Definitely chalcidoid wasp - in the family Chalcididae. Note the swollen hind legs which are characteristic of this family (although a few things in other families have them as well). This is in the subfamily Haltichellinae - can't tell much more than that without being able to see a few other characters. This would be a parasitoid of some other insect.
MartinL
Check this critter http://bugguide.net/node/view/16408 They might be responsible for these galls http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/14390093

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PublishedAugust 20, 2014

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