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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonoidea) » Braconid Wasps (Braconidae) » Macrocentrinae
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Ichneumonoid? - female
Copyright © 2008 Tom Shermer

Ichneumonoid? - Female
New Westminster, Vancouver area, British Columbia, Canada
August 22, 2007
I found this insect on some laurel bushes at dusk. I didn't see any halteres, so I guessed that it might be a hymenopteran, and the long antennae and "tail" (ovipositor?) made me think Ichneumon. This photo was long enough ago that I've pretty much forgotten all the other details; I should've posted it when I took it.
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Contributed by Tom Shermer on 12 November, 2008 - 3:36am
Last updated 30 January, 2010 - 10:36pm

Braconidae, prob. Macrocentrinae -- Paul Marsh det.
Moved from Braconid Wasps.
… v belov, 30 January, 2010 - 10:36pm login or register to post comments

Sex, adult/immature info
It is always a good idea to add the sex and adult/immature info when you know it. I did it for you this time.
Nice image.
… Beatriz Moisset, 12 November, 2008 - 6:40am login or register to post comments

Yes - Bracondiae
A female, of course. The "tail" is indeed the ovipositor. This suggests the host is protected by a cocoon or any other walled structure when the parasitoid lays onto (or into) it. Several genera in subfamilies Braconinae and Helconinae have such a long ovipositor.
… Richard Vernier, 12 November, 2008 - 4:03am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks for the quick response and confirmation, Richard. I was leaning towards her being a braconid based on a rough feel for her size (vis-a-vis the leaf veins, I'd guess about 1cm from head to wingtip) but I didn't know enough about ichneumoids to be sure.
… Tom Shermer, 12 November, 2008 - 4:11am login or register to post comments

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