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Species Cremnops desertor

Braconid - Cremnops desertor - female Braconid - Cremnops desertor - female orange flier - Cremnops desertor orange flier - Cremnops desertor orange flier - Cremnops desertor Ichneumonoidea - Cremnops desertor Braconid/ Agathidinae/ Aleiodes ? - Cremnops desertor Braconid/ Agathidinae/ Aleiodes ? - Cremnops desertor
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon ("Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps)
Superfamily Ichneumonoidea (Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps)
Family Braconidae (Braconid Wasps)
Subfamily Agathidinae
Tribe Cremnoptini
Genus Cremnops
Species desertor (Cremnops desertor)
Range
native to the Palaearctic, adventive in NA (Ottawa, Canada, and DC)(1) --now also known from MA (unpublished record, BG image)
Works Cited
1.Synopsis of the Agathidiinae (Hymenopetra: Braconidae) of America north of Mexico
M.J. Sharkey. 2004. Proc. Russian Entomol. Soc. 75(1): 134-152.