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Chrysid parasite of Tropidodynerus flavus
Posted:
20 May 2016 00:31
by Ian Cross
ID welcome for his Chrysid, a cleptoparasite of Tropidodynerus flavus in Portugal. 2nd image shows it emerging from a Tropidodynerus nest.
Re: Chrysid parasite of Tropidodynerus flavus
Posted:
20 May 2016 11:33
by jeromec
Chrysis sp may be (marginal cell is closed, I see a facial cavity). But without the posterior margin of the gaster, I can not confirm.
Re: Chrysid parasite of Tropidodynerus flavus
Posted:
21 May 2016 10:49
by Euchroeus
Wow !
superfantastic pictures Ian!
I would say
Chrysis perezi ... that's really interesting, also for giving the name of the possible host.
Thanks!
Re: Chrysid parasite of Tropidodynerus flavus
Posted:
21 May 2016 22:06
by Ian Cross
Hi Paolo
Many thanks for that - very quick work. Do you have the author for Chrysis perezi - it doesn't seem to be on Fauna Europaea?
Ciao
Ian
Re: Chrysid parasite of Tropidodynerus flavus
Posted:
22 May 2016 19:44
by Alex
I think its viewed as a subspecies of Chrysis valesiana Frey-Gessner, 1887, ie Chrysis valesiana perezi in fauna europea
Re: Chrysid parasite of Tropidodynerus flavus
Posted:
22 May 2016 22:56
by Ian Cross
Many thanks Alex.
Ian