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small wasp - Exallonyx - female
Copyright © 2008 tom murray

small wasp - Exallonyx - Female
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
October 25, 2008
Size: 3-4mm
Contributed by tom murray on 25 October, 2008 - 5:13pm
Last updated 2 November, 2008 - 10:34am

Thanks Proctos
Moved from Proctotrupids.
… tom murray, 2 November, 2008 - 10:34am

Thanks Don
I guess that downcurved ovipositor is the best clue to family.
… tom murray, 25 October, 2008 - 7:21pm

Proctotrupidae
looks like.
… Donald S. Chandler, 25 October, 2008 - 7:14pm

 
Unless
you have a male. The wing venation is the best when you can see it.
… Donald S. Chandler, 30 October, 2008 - 6:22pm

 
Exallonyx sp. female (Proctot
Exallonyx sp. female (Proctotrupidae)
… Proctos, 2 November, 2008 - 10:21am

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