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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) » Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonidae) » Acaenitinae » Coleocentrus » Coleocentrus rufus
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First Impression Was a Wasp, but... - Coleocentrus rufus - female
Copyright © 2011 w00dy4012

First Impression Was a Wasp, but... - Coleocentrus rufus - Female
Virgina Beach, Virginia, USA
April 25, 2011
Size: +/- 3/4"
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Contributed by w00dy4012 on 25 April, 2011 - 6:50pm
Last updated 29 November, 2011 - 8:01pm

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… Bob Carlson, 29 November, 2011 - 8:01pm login or register to post comments

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I am drawing a blank. Any more angles on this critter?
… Bob Carlson, 25 April, 2011 - 7:15pm login or register to post comments

 
re: family...
Cam Tryphoninae be excluded? I was noticing the pointed areolet, dorso-ventrally flattened abdomen, and pectinate tarsal claws. The stigma looks similar also. A few groups have extended ovipositors as you have documented.
… Ross Hill, 25 April, 2011 - 10:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
The ovipositor is too long.
… Bob Carlson, 26 April, 2011 - 8:24am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Your first impression was correct. :)

Dr. Carlson should be able to take this further.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 25 April, 2011 - 7:02pm login or register to post comments

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