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BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Fergusson, N.D.M., 1986
Hymenoptera Cynipoidea: Charipidae, Ibaliidae & Figitidae
Dichotomous key to these small parasitic hymenoptera.
As far as the biology is known they are all parasitic on other insects, either primarily (on Neuroptera, Psylloidea, Diptera [inc Syrphidae], Siricidae) or secondarily (on aphids via Aphidiinae [Hymenoptera: Braconidae] or Aphelinae [Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea]). Rearing records will be of particular interest, and knowledge of the host helps with identification.
| Publisher |
The Royal Entomological Society of London (RES) |
| Volume |
Vol 8. Part 1c |
| Pages |
55 |
| Coverage |
Covers all UK species known at the time. |
| Illustrations |
10 pages of line drawings and 1 of stipple at the back. |
| Identify |
Under a Stereo Microscope. |
| Specimen Prep. |
Collect into 90% alcohol, stored in the cool and dark. Side-mount on card points etc. Apart from large Ibalia, pinning, even micropinning destroys too much information. Knowledge of the host is useful. |
Malcolm Storey
Taxonomic Scope
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