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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Proctotrupoidea » Pelecinid Wasps (Pelecinidae) » Pelecinus » American Pelecinid Wasp (Pelecinus polyturator)
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Unknown insect - Pelecinus polyturator - female
Copyright © 2011 jessica33

Unknown insect - Pelecinus polyturator - Female
Cairo, Greene County, New York, USA
August 13, 2011
I thought maybe this was some sort of Ichneumonidae, but I don't see an ovipositor just a very long abdomen. Could it be a fly? This pic was sent to me, and I can't tell if there's one pair of wings or two.
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Contributed by jessica33 on 11 October, 2011 - 10:24am
Last updated 31 October, 2011 - 11:40pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 11 October, 2011 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

Hmm...
Could you give us a date on this photo? This is a Pelecinid Wasp, the only species in it's genus in North America. It's most certainly a member of Ichneumonidae.
… Cassie Novak, 11 October, 2011 - 10:41am login or register to post comments

 
Date and location
Ok, the pic was taken on August 13,2011 in Cairo, NY.
… jessica33, 17 October, 2011 - 3:45pm login or register to post comments

 
I sent a request for the date
I sent a request for the date, I should have it for you soon. Thanks for your help, Cassie!
… jessica33, 11 October, 2011 - 11:00am login or register to post comments

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