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Christer Hansson, Jean-Paul Lachaud, Gabriela Pérez-Lachaud
Zookeys
Figure 1. Camponotus sp. ca. textor larva parasitized by Horismenus myrmecophagus. H. myrmecophagus develops as a gregarious endoparasitoid. The ant larva has been cut open (its head is at the bottom of the picture). Several pupae of the eulophid parasitoid may be observed, some of them still inside the ant larva.
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Ekaterina Shevtsova, Christer Hansson
Zookeys
Figures 56–65. Achrysocharoides maieri sp. nov.: 56 Head frontal, female 57 Ditto, male 58 Antenna lateral, female 59 Ditto, male 60 Mesosoma dorsal, female 61 Ditto, male 62 Mesosoma lateral, female 63 Ditto, male 64 Wing interference pattern (WIP), female 65 Ditto, male.
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Christer Hansson, Ekaterina Shevtsova
Zookeys
Figures 93–99.Omphale cornula: 93 habitus in lateral view, female, length of specimen 1.5 mm 94 thoracic dorsum, female 95 thoracic dorsum, male 96 head in frontal view, female 97 head in frontal view, male 98 transparent wings, female 99 wing interference patterns, female.
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Zoya Yefremova, Graciela González-Santarosa, J. Refugio Lomeli-Flores, Néstor Bautista-Martínez
Zookeys
Figures 4–9.Tamarixia aguacatensis. Female: 4 Head, frontal view 5 Mesosoma, lateral view 6 Antenna 7 Mesosoma, dorsal view 9 Propodeum. Male 8 Both antennae on the head.
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Huan-Xi Cao, John La Salle, Chao-Dong Zhu
Zookeys
Figure 1.Habitus of Zagrammosoma dulanense Cao & Zhu sp. n.: a body in dorsal view (♂) b body in dorsal view (♀) c body in dorsal view (♀) d body in lateral view (♀). Scale bar: 0.5 mm.
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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