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Dragonfly Relative? - Megarhyssa macrurus
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Dragonfly Relative? - Megarhyssa macrurus
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
June 7, 2009
Size: About 1.5" and 3" Tails
Landed in a bucket of water and had just drowned. Fished out and photographed.

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Dragonfly Relative? - Megarhyssa macrurus Dragonfly Relative? - Megarhyssa macrurus
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Contributed by PWCB on 7 June, 2009 - 2:26pm
Last updated 26 June, 2009 - 11:09pm

Moved
Moved from Megarhyssa macrurus.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 26 June, 2009 - 11:09pm login or register to post comments

Megarhyssa macrourus
Megarhyssa macrourus
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 26 June, 2009 - 11:08pm login or register to post comments

ichneumon
definitely an ichneumon wasp of some type. Could this be in the genus Labena, possibly L. grallator?
… Roar, 7 June, 2009 - 4:51pm login or register to post comments

ichneumon?
http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Ichneumon&search=Search

looks to have more wasp characteristics...possibly Rhyssinae?
http://bugguide.net/node/view/34393

Just some thoughts.
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… bdedo, 7 June, 2009 - 3:24pm login or register to post comments

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