Thread subject: Diptera.info :: A Wingless Ichneumon Wasp ??

Posted by Roger Thomason on 18-08-2009 17:34
#1

Found this one yesterday among some French Marigolds...very busy little thing for something so visibly fat. It was about 6mm in length.




No offence to fat people intended.

Edited by Roger Thomason on 18-08-2009 20:56

Posted by Paul Beuk on 19-08-2009 08:06
#2

I guess she wants to get that awfully big load of eggs of her chest, er..., belly. Gelis sp.?

Posted by Roger Thomason on 20-08-2009 02:09
#3

Might be suffering from SEVERE constipation ;). Surely a fan of The Free Movement (lapsed) in dire need of some good ol' A.L. Salts (they have already had their quota of free advertising).
So another Gelis sp to add to my growing list of non-existent Ichy Wasps in Shetland :).
Thanks Paul
Roger

Posted by cthirion on 20-08-2009 11:39
#4

Flown away at Schwarz, patience! B)

Posted by Roger Thomason on 20-08-2009 12:00
#5

You are becoming very cryptic with your messages Camille. You're not a Secret Agent B) mixing up your messages between me and another Spy are you ?

Confusion reigns :|
Roger

Or possibly seeking membership of the new Waffling Garbage Club. I think Paul is seeking membership also, going by recent Wafflings in Shoutbox. Jorge has Automatic Entry :D.

Edited by Roger Thomason on 20-08-2009 12:05

Posted by cthirion on 04-09-2009 12:56
#6

This is a Gelis. Unfortunately I can't identify the species. It seems to me it is a very small specimen and so it might be Gelis festinans (???).


Martin
Schwarz

Posted by Roger Thomason on 04-09-2009 13:16
#7

Thank you Camille...this one was about 3 times the size of the Gelis lucidulus you ID'd for me previously, which was about 2mm body size.

Regards Roger