3.4mm bl. Hatched from swollen stem gall on wild rose. Idyllwild, CA, Riverside County, CA. 9-19-10. © Peter J. Bryant. Ref #473.

Ormyrid Wasp

Ormyrus sp.

Hymenoptera: Ormyridae

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The abdomen has a coarsely pitted sculpture in this family. Hatched from swollen stem gall on wild rose. Idyllwild, Riverside County, CA. 9-19-10. © Peter J. Bryant
Hatched from swollen stem gall on wild rose. Idyllwild, Riverside County, CA.
9-19-10. © Peter J. Bryant

Swollen stem gall on wild rose, from which the aove wasp hatched. Length 3.7cm. Idyllwild, Riverside County, CA. 9-19-10. © Peter J. Bryant