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Polistes parasites - Xenos
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Polistes parasites - Xenos
Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA
December 29, 2008
Possible to ID? And does anyone know if they will eventually kill the wasp?

Thanks

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Polistes parasites - Xenos Polistes parasites - Xenos
Contributed by Vespula vulgaris on 29 December, 2008 - 1:45pm
Last updated 29 December, 2008 - 3:50pm

Xenos peckii
is the only strepsipteran recorded from Polistes fuscatus. A few other species of Xenos have been recorded from other North American Polistes. They can probably not be distingushed based on photographs. The two individuals shown here are females.
… Matthias Buck, 29 December, 2008 - 3:09pm

 
Thank you both!
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… Vespula vulgaris, 29 December, 2008 - 3:48pm

Strepsiptera
Usually they won't kill their host by themselves. TOL has a good deal of info on them. Nice shots.
… Adam J Bell, 29 December, 2008 - 1:47pm

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