Scelionidae - 28 Species, Identification & Facts

Gryon misellum

Small (1-1.5mm) wasps, brachypterous or macropterous. Eyes with minute hairs, mandible sub-tridentae, clypeus with prominent and divergent corners, cheeks near mandibular base with weak fan-like striae. Gryon misellum group: forewing submarginal, mar

Oethecoctonus oecanthi

Identification: ..."distinctly excavate occiput" (comment by O. A. Popovici)

Scelio opacus

Most abundant and widespread species of Nearctic Scelio .

Trissolcus brochymenae

"This species falls into the flavipes group having orbital furrow expanded ventrally, hyperoccipital carina present, and notauli present. There are two color variations, this is the yellow scape and yellow leg version, the other is similar to Tr. eus

Trissolcus cultratus

1-2mm black parasitic wasp. Frons with characteristic parallel arched ridges. Unless identified by a known expert, a photo (or photos) should be submitted with the record showing the key features and/or these should be described in the comments box,

Trissolcus euschisti

"The species in the picture is a female Trissolcus euschisti , a fairly common species in the U.S., Canada, and extending south into Mexico and Central America. They are egg parasitoids of stink bugs and related groups: they lay their egg inside the