Pincer Wasps (Dryinidae) - 38 Species, Identification & Facts

Aphelopus rufiventris

Identification: Distinguished from other Nearctic Aphelopus by having indistinct or absent notauli.

Bocchus flavipes

Identification: Very close to Bocchus hainesi . The key characters are contained in the chela (don't show in photos in the guide). They can however be separated by the presence of a faint infuscated spot in the wing of B. flavipes .

Crovettia theliae

Identification: They lack reticulate sculpture on the head and thorax.

Deinodryinus atriventris

Identification: Rather robust; female typically bicolored (red thorax and black abdomen), with an infuscated spot in the wing Sculpture and color very variable, hence the many described species in synonymy.

Gonatopus lunatus

A solitary parasitoid wasp belonging to the family Dryinidae (Pincer Wasps). Wingless ant-like females have specialized, scissor-like front legs with raptorial claws used to capture and parasitize leafhopper or planthopper nymphs. The eggs are laid o