[Taxacom] Mystery photo

Mon Oct 29 18:00:26 CDT 2012

Hi All

I tend to think this photo is of a male of one of the NZ native margarodid 
species,  e.g.  Coelostomidia rather than Icerya -   [ According to my 
reading Icerya males have infuscate wings]. 
Morales (1991 Fauna of New Zealand) included six species in this genus 
(male body size ranging 2.4 - 5.0 mm), and species such as C. zealandica, 
known as great giant scale , has male 3.7 - 4.5 mm long. I'm not sure 
what's the size of the insect in the photo. 

Cheers

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From:   Ken Kinman <kinman at hotmail.com>
To:     <whitmore.daniel at gmail.com>, <d.quicke at imperial.ac.uk>, 
Cc:     "taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu" <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
Date:   29/10/2012 01:12 PM
Subject:        Re: [Taxacom] Mystery photo
Sent by:        taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu

Dear All, 
      Well, one thing which is disputed whether the wasp is actually that 
long.  Another thing is that the wasp's antennae appear to have 
moderatedly long setae.  Do any braconids have setae that long on the 
antennae?  Anyway, I still tend to lean toward Icerya or a relative.  
                        --------------------Ken
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> Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:45:15 +0100
> From: whitmore.daniel at gmail.com
> To: d.quicke at imperial.ac.uk
> CC: TAXACOM at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Mystery photo
> 
> I agree with braconid wasp.
> 
> On 26 October 2012 20:21, Quicke, Donald L J 
<d.quicke at imperial.ac.uk>wrote:
> 
> > i still think it is a braconid wasp, about 5-10 mm long
> >
> > ________________________________________
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> > taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] on behalf of Doug Yanega [
> > dyanega at ucr.edu]
> > Sent: 26 October 2012 18:10
> > To: TAXACOM at MAILMAN.NHM.KU.EDU
> > Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Mystery photo
> >
> > I find it hard to accept that the insect in the photo is only 2 mm
> > long, especially given that the orchid pollinium would therefore be
> > less than 1/3rd of a millimeter. That seems unreasonably tiny. If 2
> > mm is a genuine figure, then I could go with the ID of a male scale
> > insect, but it does otherwise look like a small lepidopteran. Not
> > sure that there are Arctiids that small in New Zealand, so I'd be
> > inclined to think a tiny Zygaenid. On top of which, male scales have
> > no mouthparts, so it's not like they could possibly be feeding in the
> > flowers. What could possibly entice them into repeated floral visits
> > that could effect pollination?
> >
> > Peace,
> > --
> >
> > Doug Yanega        Dept. of Entomology         Entomology Research 
Museum
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