Carrot Wasps

Kværkeby Mose, Midtsjælland, Denmark

Figures 10–18.Gasteruption angulatum sp. n., holotype, female. 10 head lateral 11 mesosoma lateral 12 mesoscutum dorsal 13 hind leg 14 head anterior 15 head dorsal 16 fore wing 17 antenna 18 ovipositor and sheath.

Kværkeby Mose, Midtsjælland, Denmark

Figures 19–23.Gasteruption angulatum sp. n., paratype, male. 19 head dorsal 20 mesoscutum dorsal 21 antenna 22 head anterior 23 hind legs.

Figure 4. Larvae of Gasteruption. Gasteruptionassectator. A mature larva, lateral view B mature larva, dorsal view C head – mouthparts. GasteruptionnigrescensD mature larva, lateral view E mature larva, dorsal view F head – mouthparts. GasteruptionphragmiticolaG mature larva, lateral view H mature larva, dorsal view I head – mouthparts.

Kværkeby Mose, Midtsjælland, Denmark

Figures 38–46.Gasteruption assectoides sp. n., holotype, female. 38 head lateral 39 mesosoma lateral 40 mesoscutum dorsal 41 hind legs 42 head anterior 43 head dorsal 44 fore wing 45 ovipositor sheath 46 the first to sixth antennal segments.

Kværkeby Mose, Midtsjælland, Denmark

Figures 71–78.Gasteruption coloratum sp. n., holotype, female. 71 head lateral 72 mesosoma lateral 73 mesoscutum dorsal 74 hind leg 75 head anterior 76 head dorsal 77 fore wing 78 antenna.

Kværkeby Mose, Midtsjælland, Denmark

Figures 153–160.Gasteruption latitibia sp. n., holotype, female. 153 head lateral 154 mesosoma lateral 155 mesoscutum dorsal 156 hind leg 157 head anterior 158 head dorsal 159 fore wing 160 antenna.

Kværkeby Mose, Midtsjælland, Denmark

Figures 161–165.Gasteruption latitibia sp. n., paratype, male. 161 head dorsal 162 mesoscutum dorsal 163 head anterior 164 hind leg 165 antenna.

Kværkeby Mose, Midtsjælland, Denmark

Figures 228–236.Gasteruption sinepunctatum sp. n. holotype, female. 228 head lateral 229 mesosoma lateral 230 mesoscutum dorsal 231 hind leg 232 head anterior 233 head dorsal 234 fore wing 235 apex of ovipositor and its sheath 236 antenna.

Kværkeby Mose, Midtsjælland, Denmark

Figures 237–240.Gasteruption sinepunctatum sp. n. paratype, male. 237 head anterior 238 the first to fourth antennal segments 239 head dorsal 240 hind leg.

Figures 252–259.Gasteruption strigosum sp. n. holotype, female. 252 head lateral 253 mesosoma lateral 254 mesoscutum dorsal 255 hind leg 256 head anterior 257 head dorsal 258 fore wing 259 antenna.

Female wasp gathering nectar at wild parsnip flowers, yellow meadow ant looking on. This wasp is fully 25mm long, including ovipositor but not antennae. More pictures and info at: http://www.cirrusimage.com/hymenoptera_wasp_Gasteruption.htm

Figures 260–264.Gasteruption strigosum sp. n. paratype, male. 260 head dorsal 261 mesoscutum dorsal 262 head anterior 263 hind legs 264 antennae.

Figure 5. Body parts of larvae of Gasteruption. Gasteruptionassectator. A head, frontal view B mandible, frontal view C spiracle. GasteruptionnigrescensD head, frontal view E mandible, frontal view F spiracle. GasteruptionphragmiticolaG head, frontal view H mandible, frontal view I spiracle.

Figure 4. Larvae of Gasteruption. Gasteruptionassectator. A mature larva, lateral view B mature larva, dorsal view C head – mouthparts. GasteruptionnigrescensD mature larva, lateral view E mature larva, dorsal view F head – mouthparts. GasteruptionphragmiticolaG mature larva, lateral view H mature larva, dorsal view I head – mouthparts.

Figure 5. Body parts of larvae of Gasteruption. Gasteruptionassectator. A head, frontal view B mandible, frontal view C spiracle. GasteruptionnigrescensD head, frontal view E mandible, frontal view F spiracle. GasteruptionphragmiticolaG head, frontal view H mandible, frontal view I spiracle.