Gasteruption jaculator Family Gasteruptionidae or Gasteruptiidae
I think we need another new Family!
http://popgen.unimaas.nl/~jlindsey/commanster/Insects/Bees/SuBees/Gasteruption.jaculator.html
http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/insects/parasitica.htm
http://www.tolweb.org/Gasteruptiinae
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasteruptiidae
Good one Janet!
I have added the family as Gasteruptiidae, by creating an entry for your wasp here: http://davesgarden.com/bf/go/4753/
Let me kmnow when you have added an image and I will select one for the index,
Ken
Job done Ken!
There's more yet.......
I thought there might be!
One of your images is now in the index,
Ken
This I got on the 23rd of June, the female was on 5th July. It was a mystery until I came across it today and saw the similarity! It only stopped briefly so I only got one pic, but the legs are black and the tail has the same colouring.
Although the red appears to be in a slightly striped fashion on the abdomen it isn't a lot different from the female apart from the ovipositor.
There is Gasteruption assectator but legs are a different colour, and if I have the female of Gasteruption jaculator the chances are more than high to have the male too.
http://popgen.unimaas.nl/~jlindsey/commanster/Insects/Bees/Gasteruptionidae.html
Yes I agree, it looks OK for a male Gasteruption jaculator
Ken
Thanks Ken, I'll add the pic.
I saw the female briefly today hovering over a hydrangea but it disappeared amongst the foliage, would have been nice to get a pic on a flower!
