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Diradops bethunei - female
Copyright © 2010 Cotinis

Diradops bethunei - Female
Parkwood, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
October 3, 2010
Size: 13 mm
Found basking on the side of a vehicle on a cool morning. Body length, not counting the ovipositor, 13 mm. Thanks to Bob Carlson, who identified this to subfamily--and further!

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Contributed by Cotinis on 11 October, 2010 - 10:23am
Last updated 4 September, 2012 - 9:51pm

Moved
Moved from Banchinae.
… Bob Carlson, 4 September, 2012 - 2:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… Bob Carlson, 13 October, 2010 - 10:30am login or register to post comments

Superb Photos
But I am presently clueless except to say that the shape of the petiole and the ovipositor sheath appear to indicate that the subfamily is not Cryptinae. Evidently, you had the specimen, so I am hoping you didn't discard it.
… Bob Carlson, 11 October, 2010 - 2:15pm login or register to post comments

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