You can find cool things in blue vane traps! Nine years ago we found this beautiful #chalcid #wasp Hockeria eriensis, which was a new record for #Canada (as per Halstead 1990). It is a #parasite of larval ant lions, which were somewhat abundant at this sandy #badlands habitat in #Saskatchewan.

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3-14-25
Parasitoid Wasp on a live oak gall
(Ormyrus sp.)
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, TX

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Definition of chalcid Explore the definition of the word "chalcid" with example sentences, synonyms, and related terms to improve your English skills.

chalcid
- Any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects

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This beautiful #chalcid #wasp Acanthochalcis nigricans is a parasitoid of #buprestid #beetles that infest #oaks in the southern USA. The female (top) and male (bottom) were collected by Danae Frier in Arizona. Notice the change in scale to accommodate the long ovipositor of the female specimen.

Ocelles (simple eyes) of a small wasp (approx. 2-2.5mm) probably from the family Pteromalidae, a superfamily of chalcid wasps.

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