Torymus affinis

Torymus affinis

Description

Length 2-3.5mm, ovipositor sheaths longer than the body. Dorsal surface of hind coxa with at least a few setae in basal half, unsculptured shiny part at the back end of the scutellum, vertex with a fine suture connecting each lateral ocellus with the adjacent eye. 

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Must be identified by a recognized expert or keyed out using: de Vere, M.W.R. & Gijswijt, M.J. (1998) Revision of the European species of Torymus Dalman (Hymenoptera: Torymidae). Zoologische Verhandelingen, 317(1), 1-202; with photos showing key features. 

Habitat

Parasitoid of spring generation Biorhiza pallida. 

UK Status

Unknown

VC55 Status

Unknown

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