Omphale connectens

Description

Length of body 1.0–2.4 mm. Forewing with row of admarginal setae with all, or most, from ventral marginal vein and with radial cell bare; face shiny with very weak sculpture and partly smooth, to completely smooth; forecoxa black or dark brown metallic, mid- and hind coxae yellowish brown; female flagellomeres 1–3 ventrally with two rows of setae, attached basally and subbasally; postmarginal vein 1.5–2× as long as stigmal vein.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

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Life History

Endoparasitoid, host unknown. 

UK Status

Unknown.

Leicestershire & Rutland Status

Unknown.

Further Information

Hansson, C. & Shevtsova, E. (2012) Revision of the European species of Omphale Haliday (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae). ZooKeys, (232), 1.

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Species profile

Species group:
insect - hymenopteran
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Eulophidae
Records on NatureSpot:
1
First record:
31/05/2026 (Cann, Alan)
Last record:
31/05/2026 (Cann, Alan)

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