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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) » Braconid Wasps (Braconidae)
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Braconidae: Spathius? - female
Copyright © 2011 Carl Barrentine

Braconidae: Spathius? - Female
Grand Folks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
July 27, 2011
Size: Body Length Only ~ 1 cm
This looks like it may be a Braconid wasp. If so, might it belong to the genus Spathius? I'm hoping to confirm or correct family and genus. Thanks for looking! ;-)
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Contributed by Carl Barrentine on 27 July, 2011 - 6:47pm
Last updated 28 July, 2011 - 1:46pm

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… Bob Carlson, 28 July, 2011 - 1:46pm login or register to post comments

Braconid
It is definitely a braconid, but it doesn't look like Spathius to me. Do you have some particular reason for expecting this ancient picture to have been Spathius, such has having reared it from a wood borer?
… Bob Carlson, 27 July, 2011 - 8:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Bob!
No, I've just captured the image whilst looking for moths this afternoon. Prior to posting I looked at several BG images, one of which was an example of Spathius
… Carl Barrentine, 27 July, 2011 - 9:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Date
Then, unless I am misunderstanding something, the date of New Years Eve, 1969 is a mistake.
… Bob Carlson, 27 July, 2011 - 10:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Oops!
So that's what you meant by 'ancient'! Gosh, I forgot to insert the date! It must default to 1969, which was a very good year! I'll fix that error right now! ;-)
… Carl Barrentine, 27 July, 2011 - 11:07pm login or register to post comments

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