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 Wasp and mealybug
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| zcuc |
Posted on 23-09-2008 10:47
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
This tiny wasp (hence the bad quality of photo) was traveling on a plant infested with mealybug (Phenacoccus solani). I assume it is a parasitic wasp. Any ideas about family/genus? zcuc attached the following image:  [38.57Kb] |
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| zcuc |
Posted on 23-09-2008 10:53
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
photo 2: Another wasp same size same plant same behavior. zcuc attached the following image:  [36.97Kb] Edited by zcuc on 23-09-2008 10:54 |
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| zcuc |
Posted on 23-09-2008 10:55
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
And another view
zcuc attached the following image:  [39.13Kb] Edited by zcuc on 23-09-2008 10:55 |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 23-09-2008 12:19
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Both, I think, are Encyrtidae.
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| cthirion |
Posted on 23-09-2008 13:07
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Member Location: Awirs (Flémalle) Belgique Posts: 901 Joined: 13.08.04 |
Many photograph here : http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/chalcidoids/keys1_14.html cthirion |
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| zcuc |
Posted on 24-09-2008 09:10
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
Thanks both |
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