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family: Eulophidae
This small ( about 3 mm long) wasp was completely focused on checking out these red eucalyptus leaf galls. Dark red eyes were well separated and had pale rings around them. The thorax and dorsal aspect of the abdomen was dark. Abdominal sterna were pale as were the legs.
Wings did not appear to have any pattern. The wasp did not have an ovipositor - male.
Spotted on a eucalyptus tree in a reserve. The wasp was on a leaf with small Fergusonina fly galls.
I have checked all the resources available to me for an ID. The closest match I could find was that of wasps from Torymidae family.
Not sure why it was checking out these galls.
My thanks to John La Salle for the ID. He believes it might be Selitrichodes
Family: Eulophidae
Subfamily: Tetrastichinae
Spotted on Sep 29, 2014
Submitted on Sep 30, 2014
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Thank you so much John La Salle. I was hoping you would look at this.
Eulophidae - subfamily Tetrastichinae
Probably Selitrichodes