Download scientific diagram | Axima species. 7 and 9, Axima sidi Arias-Penna, Pape & Krogmann, sp. n. 7, head and mesosoma, dorsal view; 9, metasoma, lateral view. 8 and 10, Axima noyesi Subba Rao (photos courtesy of N. Dale-Skey, NHM). 8, head and mesosoma dorsal view; 10, metasoma lateral view. Scale bars: 500 µm. Abbreviations: msc = mesoscutal carina, Mt = metasomal tergite, pi = pronotal invagination. from publication: Stalk-eyed wasps - Review of a largely unnoticed group of morphologically bizarre chalcidoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae: Axima) | Axima Walker is a small genus of Eurytomidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) exclusive to the Western Hemisphere. Some species are distinctive in having stalked eyes and Axima sidi, sp. n. is described as the third stalk-eyed species based on a single female from Colombia. A key... | Wasps, Hymenoptera and Parasitoids | ResearchGate, the professional network for scientists.
Just when you think you’ve seen it all, there’s another wasp that out-weirds the others. This Eurytomid is definitely a contender for one of the weirdest looking wasps I’ve ever seen! There’s a wasp in every shape, colour, size, you name it!Â
