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Identification Aid - Hedychridium
sculptural patterns on the thorax of the four UK
species |
| The photographs here are kindly
provided by Villu Soon. They show the sculpture of the thorax of the four UK
species. These photos should help to clarify the descriptions given in:
Morgan, D (1984), Cuckoo-Wasps: Hymenoptera, Chrysididae.
Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 6/5. Handbooks for
Identification of British Insects. Royal Entomological Society. |
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Above: Hedychridium ardens
"Punctuation of pronotum, mesoscutum and mesoscutellum separated, without
rugae formed by alignment of puncture margins." |
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Above: Hedychridium coriaceum
"Punctuation of pronotum, mesoscutum and mesoscutellum coriaceous with
distinct rugae formed by alignment of puncture margins." |
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Above: Hedychridium cupreum.
"Mesoscutum with widely scattered punctures, broad spaces between glassy
smooth; mesoscutum conspicuously less densely and coarsely sculptured than
propodeal dorsum." |
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Above: Hedychridium roseum
Showing closely packed punctures which are adjacent and not separated by
broad smooth spaces. 1, Compare to H cupreum, then 2, compare to H.
coriaceum and H. ardens. |
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