Microgaster parvistriga Thomson, 1895, (a death wasp)


19 Oct 2018 at OSGR: ST90 in Dorset, England

Record SummaryFemale, visiting Hogweed
Found asFemale imago
Date19 October 2018
Associated organismHeracleum sphondylium
OS grid refOSGR: ST90
Lat/Lon50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland
Voucher19 Oct 2018[B]
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Notes:

4.7mm long, 16 fla, most of which look double, ovipositor sheaths broad, flat, hairy and blunt.

Hind femur and tibia both black-tipped.

Ovipositor sheath/hind tibia: 0.8

Anterior ocellus separated from posterior by its diameter, tangent to posterior ocellus overlaps anterior ocellus, some wrinkles between posterior ocelli.

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