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Ichneumon? - female
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Luk

Ichneumon? - Female
Richmond Hill, York Region, Ontario, Canada
April 29, 2007
Sorry the photo is a bit dark; it's hard to navigate a tall, dense Forsythia shrub in flower. I'm not sure what type of parasitic wasp this is, but the ovipositor seems to be distinctively swollen and thick. Any ideas?
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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 29 April, 2007 - 3:14pm
Last updated 17 November, 2009 - 8:55pm

Moved
Moved from Rhyssinae.
… Bob Carlson, 17 November, 2009 - 8:55pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from parasitic Apocrita.
… Stephen Luk, 29 July, 2009 - 2:22pm login or register to post comments

Rhyssinae…
Not withstanding the pollen-drenched thorax which is inconveniently hidden from view, this female still shows the characteristics for this subfamily including an elongated abdomen becoming dorsolaterally compressed apically, larger size, the metasomal insertion point being on the propodeum between the hind coxae, and an overly-extended ovipositor that is decurved apically.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 29 July, 2009 - 11:38am login or register to post comments

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