Platymischus dilatatus

Platymischus dilatatus

Platymischus dilatatus is a small, wingless parasitoid wasp in the family Diapriidae. As a host for its larvae it uses the pupa of flies that live in rotting seaweed on the shoreline, such as Orygma luctuosa.
Platymischus dilatatus - Male Stumbled on these older images while looking through my parasitoid wasps. Images are of the first record of this species for the Netherlands :o) Collage here: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95758/platymischus_dilatatus_collage_finger4size_watw.html Apocrita,Diapriidae,Geotagged,Netherlands,Parasitoid wasp,Platymischus,Platymischus dilatatus,Proctotrupoidea

Appearance

Both sexes wingless. On the males the scape of the antenna is enormously expanded, bent and somewhat hollow beneath.

References:

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https://www.royensoc.co.uk/sites/default/files/Vol08_Part03d_i.pdf
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyDiapriidae
GenusPlatymischus
SpeciesPlatymischus dilatatus
Photographed in
Netherlands