Can anybody help with the identification of Platygastroidea and Proctotrupoidea from Poland?

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Irinel Eugen Popescu

Hi,

Maybe you can contact Ovidiu Popovici if he can have time for this.

Alexander V. Timokhov

Hi Bogdan,

I think I can help you with Platygastroidea identification. I have intensively studied Platygastroidea of European Russia last years. How large is the collection?

As for Proctotrupoidea, I think Viktor Kolyada (Russian Academy of Science) could help.

Bogdan Wiśniowski

Hi Alexander,

Thank you for your answer. It will be ca. 400 Platygastroidea specimens. Do you prefer them dry mounted or in alcohol?

Best regards,

Bogdan

You see, proper mounting is critical for identifying tiny insects. I prefer to mount parasitoids by myself. However it would save a lot of time for me if you could provide dry mounted insects.

I can offer a compromise, will you mount only some insects from every series for brief identification and leave the rest of the series in alcohol in order to I could mount them personally if it is necessary.

Alexander