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Ichneumon - Rhyssa - female
Copyright © 2009 Tim Loh

Ichneumon - Rhyssa - Female
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
August 2, 2009
Size: 21 mm bl; 50 mm w/ovipos.
This large, impressive wasp was collected from the waiting area at the C-train (subway equivalent) station. Looks like something from subfamily Pimplinae.

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Contributed by Tim Loh on 4 August, 2009 - 2:45am
Last updated 11 August, 2009 - 1:24pm

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… Tim Loh, 11 August, 2009 - 1:24pm login or register to post comments

Rhyssinae…
The large size, very long ovipositor, a cylindrical abdomen becoming dorsolaterally compressed apically, the hind coxae length being more than twice their width, and a triangular pointed areolet indicate this subfamily.

See reference here.
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