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Megastigmus rosae - Male (darker) Had another chance to shoot a male of this species today. This time with wings that came out right, but also a good deal darker than yesterday&#039;s specimen. So decided to upload it for reference.<br /> Yesterday&#039;s male with bodged up wings and lighter colour here:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/139497/megastigmus_rosae_-_male.html" title="Megastigmus rosae - Male"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/139497_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=moxMoJoopjHIBqpdj4kcwbIwB4o%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Megastigmus rosae - Male On request, just making two images of a male M. rosae available in somewhat higher res than on waarneming.nl<br /> NOTE: The wings on this one didn&#039;t quite come out nicely (not fully pumped op / straightened properly)<br /> Image mostly goes to demonstrate darker overall colours (compared to the females) with the conspicuous yellow tip of the abdomen.<br /> The species was recently identified as &quot;new&quot; for the Netherlands, from this population in Jane&#039;s garden. Males seemed to be quite rare (mostly parthenogentic reproduction, probably), but this year Jane spotted quite a few males from a second generation that emerged over the last week. This one emerged from a rose hip that she had put in a box for other purposes, so she had it in a box. Unfortunately the wings didn&#039;t come out quite right on this one.<br /> Image of same (damaged) male, grooming:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/139498/megastigmus_rosae_-_male_grooming.html<br /> P.S. For comparison, another male with good wings and darker colour:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/139531/megastigmus_rosae_-_male_darker.html Chalcid wasp,Chalcidoidea,Jane&#039;s garden,Megastigmidae,Megastigmus,Megastigmus rosae,Rosa rugosa,Torymidae,nl: Rimpelroos" /></a></figure> <br /> <br /> Published image of same individual: <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/156360/megastigmus_rosae_-_male_published.html" title="Megastigmus rosae - Male (published)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/156360_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=kmTTT5Fd8VWbFXNmOAO6fYvsPO4%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Megastigmus rosae - Male (published) This week the long awaited article on the Megastigmidae in Belgium and the Netherlands came out. The editors selected a slightly different image from my series of male Megastigmus rosae, so I decided to upload it here too, to provide a higher resolution of the published image as PD online.<br /> Publication:<br /> VERHEYDE, Fons; ULENBERG,Sandrine; MEIJER, Hilco; HOEKSTRA, Paul; DE KETELAERE, Augustijn; ROQUES, Alain (2023) Review of the Megastigmidae in Belgium and the Netherlands (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). -- Osmia, Revue d&rsquo;Hym&eacute;nopt&eacute;rologie. Vol.11, pp.65-80. https://doi.org/10.47446/OSMIA11.10<br /> <br /> Former image of same individual: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/139531/megastigmus_rosae_-_male_darker.html Chalcid wasp,Chalcidoidea,Jane&#039;s garden,Megastigmidae,Megastigmus,Megastigmus rosae,Rosa rugosa,Torymidae,nl: Rimpelroos" /></a></figure> Chalcid wasp,Chalcidoidea,Jane's garden,Megastigmidae,Megastigmus,Megastigmus rosae,Rosa rugosa,Torymidae,nl: Rimpelroos Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Megastigmus rosae - Male (darker)

Had another chance to shoot a male of this species today. This time with wings that came out right, but also a good deal darker than yesterday's specimen. So decided to upload it for reference.
Yesterday's male with bodged up wings and lighter colour here:

Megastigmus rosae - Male On request, just making two images of a male M. rosae available in somewhat higher res than on waarneming.nl<br /> NOTE: The wings on this one didn't quite come out nicely (not fully pumped op / straightened properly)<br /> Image mostly goes to demonstrate darker overall colours (compared to the females) with the conspicuous yellow tip of the abdomen.<br /> The species was recently identified as "new" for the Netherlands, from this population in Jane's garden. Males seemed to be quite rare (mostly parthenogentic reproduction, probably), but this year Jane spotted quite a few males from a second generation that emerged over the last week. This one emerged from a rose hip that she had put in a box for other purposes, so she had it in a box. Unfortunately the wings didn't come out quite right on this one.<br /> Image of same (damaged) male, grooming:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/139498/megastigmus_rosae_-_male_grooming.html<br /> P.S. For comparison, another male with good wings and darker colour:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/139531/megastigmus_rosae_-_male_darker.html Chalcid wasp,Chalcidoidea,Jane's garden,Megastigmidae,Megastigmus,Megastigmus rosae,Rosa rugosa,Torymidae,nl: Rimpelroos


Published image of same individual:
Megastigmus rosae - Male (published) This week the long awaited article on the Megastigmidae in Belgium and the Netherlands came out. The editors selected a slightly different image from my series of male Megastigmus rosae, so I decided to upload it here too, to provide a higher resolution of the published image as PD online.<br /> Publication:<br /> VERHEYDE, Fons; ULENBERG,Sandrine; MEIJER, Hilco; HOEKSTRA, Paul; DE KETELAERE, Augustijn; ROQUES, Alain (2023) Review of the Megastigmidae in Belgium and the Netherlands (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). -- Osmia, Revue d’Hyménoptérologie. Vol.11, pp.65-80. https://doi.org/10.47446/OSMIA11.10<br /> <br /> Former image of same individual: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/139531/megastigmus_rosae_-_male_darker.html Chalcid wasp,Chalcidoidea,Jane's garden,Megastigmidae,Megastigmus,Megastigmus rosae,Rosa rugosa,Torymidae,nl: Rimpelroos

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The Megastigmus rosae

Megastigmus rosae is a Chalcid wasp (Chalcidoidea) of the family Torymidae. The female deposits her eggs in Rose hips and the larvae feed on the seeds inside.

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