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 Mantibaria manticida (Scelionidae)?
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 07-10-2007 23:33
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 Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3122 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Hi! I found this beautiful wasp in the abdomen of a female Mantis religiosa. Some time ago Isidro showed us similar wasps in this thread: http://www.dipter...ad_id=7849 Does this belong to the same species of Isidro's thread? And is it possible to reach a conclusion about its species/genus/family? Thank you location: Barcelos, Portugal date: 2007/10/07 
Edited by Rui Andrade on 05-11-2007 18:46 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 08-10-2007 00:25
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
i hope you collected this one. But this wasps seems dead? strange... 2 pairs of legs. Are you eating this wasp??  |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 08-10-2007 18:48
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3122 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Hi Jorge, Yes, I collected it  . The wasp is not dead, how the hell did you want me to put a dead wasp on the abdomen of a mantis????I also noticed the absence of the 1st pair of legs, it is very strange... Does anyone have any idea of the species? At least the family. Edited by Rui Andrade on 08-10-2007 18:54 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 08-10-2007 19:06
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
maybe it took off the leg to escape away from a possible predator. Spiders do that. I don?t know if this scelionid wasp do the same.. |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 08-10-2007 19:09
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3122 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Yes, maybe.... So, you are sure that it belongs to the family Scelionidae? |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 08-10-2007 19:11
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
not sure, but the habitus and the way the antennas look for, leave me to Scelionidae. But again, not sure. |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 08-10-2007 20:44
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3122 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Ok Jorge, thank you  Lets wait for the hymenoptera site to open up |
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