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Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae, EulophinaeParatype Female (slide-mounted specimen)Collected in ArgentinaPhotograph by Natalie Dale-Skey
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a distinctively marked female of the Eulophidae, from Broom in the lowest area of Great Wood near Battle, a Sigmophora brevicornis. Lots of detail pictures below can all be viewed larger with a click.
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Lateral. Scale bar 1 mm.Lectotype 00096:1
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a wasp of the Eulophidae family and subfamily Entedontinae found beside the rise in Bicley Wood, Closterocerus trifasciatus is a primary parasitoid of lepidoptera. Detail pictures belw can be viewed larger witha click - note three dark bands on forewing.
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A gorgeous male Chrysocharis gemma parasitoid wasp of the Eulophidae family found in the garden. Have only found females previously, and the males appear quite different. Additional pictures below show important identification points. Note the antennae have a dark brown funicle with a bright orange pedicel and scape, large eyes are well separated from clypeus, propodeum has lateral keels plus median double keel, petiole is longer than wide. And just look at those colours!
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MaleUnited KingdomPhotograph by Koorosh McCormack
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Melittobia Westwood, 1848Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae, TetrastichinaeNon-type male (slide-mounted specimen)Collected in the USA from a Trypoxylon nestPhotograph by Natalie Dale-SkeyMelittobia species are highly sexually dimorphic: the male, seen here, is blind (its compound eyes are reduced to spots) and flightless (brachypterous), with strangely shaped antennae which are used in courtship.
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Ipswich, England, United Kingdom
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a female Hemiptarsenus unguicellus parasitoid wasp of the Eulophidae family found at the woodland margin in Great Wood. Additional pictures below can all be viewed larger with a click,, and show tarsi with oblique sutures, 4 scutellar hairs, 6 submarginal vein hairs, full postmarginal vein, no median groove on mesoscutum, submarginal vein flows smoothly into marginal vein, petiole with denticle, median section of propodeum elevated and reticulate, 1.9mm long.
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Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae, TetrastichinaeNon-type FemaleCollected in BelizePhotograph by Natalie Dale-Skey
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one of the Eulophinae found in the leylandii hedge, a Necremnus cosconius. Detail pictures below are all viewable larger with a click, and show the wing cloud and proportional length of postmarginal vein, antennal segments and position of antennal toruli relative to the eyes.
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FemaleUnited KingdomPhotograph by Koorosh McCormack
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FemaleUnited KingdomPhotograph by Koorosh McCormack
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Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae, EntiinaeNon-type Female collected in MaltaPhotograph by Natalie Dale-Skey (scale bar 1mm)
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A female Cirrospilus lyncus parasitoid wasp of the Eulophidae family found in sallow growing in the old quarry of Hastings Country Park, additional pictures below can all be viewed larger with a click. Note postmarginal vein equal length to stigmal vein, no median grrove on mesoscutum, dark parts of thorax brown/black and not metallic, forewing speculum narrow and closed below, 2nd funicle segment 1.5x long as wide.
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Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae, EulophinaeNon-type female collected in Sweden by Christer HanssonPhotograph by Natalie Dale-Skey (scale bar 1mm)
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Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae, TetrastichinaeHolotype female, collected in the United Kingdom by Marcus W.R. de V. GrahamPhotograph by Christer Hansson
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Pnigalio pectinicornis - a parasitoid wasp of the family Eulophidae, subfamily Eulophinae, found in Bixley Wood at the far end of the ride. detail pictures below can be viewed larger with a click, and show 4 funicle segments, complete median carina and transverse ridge on shiny propodeum, marginal vein 3x length of stigmal vein, bichromatic hind tibia.
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Lateral. Scale bar 1 mm.Holotype 06377:1
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FemaleUnited KingdomPhotograph by Koorosh McCormack
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Lateral. Scale bar 1 mm.Holotype 06380:1
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FemaleUnited KingdomPhotograph by Koorosh McCormack
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one of the Eulophidae, subfamily Entedontinae, found in oak in Great Wood, Battle. Detail pictures below including 1mm scale bar for reference, all pictures can be viewed larger with a click.
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Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae, Eulophinae, EuplectriniRemains of the host caterpillar (identified as Alcis repandata, the mottled beauty) with Euplectrus pupal cases in silk cocoons, together with one female and one male Euplectrus on a separate card. Before laying their eggs (up to several hundred depending on the species) on a caterpillar, Euplectrus females inject a venom that prevents further molting of the host. Euplectrus species are highly unusual amongst Chalcidoidea in spinning a (rudimentary) silk cocoon before pupation.Collected in SwedenPhotograph by Natalie Dale-Skey