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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)
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wasp - female
Copyright © 2012 tom murray

wasp - Female
Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
October 25, 2012
Size: 2.5mm
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Contributed by tom murray on 25 October, 2012 - 9:13pm
Last updated 26 March, 2021 - 9:22pm

Moved
Moved from Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps.

Definitely a second recurrent vein, so Braconidae can be ruled out. Venation does seem to align well with Orthocentrinae, so that very well may be the case.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 26 March, 2021 - 9:22pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… Bob Zuparko, 12 March, 2018 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

Moved
I should have paid more attention to the form of the metasoma, which is familiar in ichneumonids but not any braconids I am aware of. But the apparent transparency of the stigma had me baffled. Don't like the background and prefer to see more pixels if possible. Maybe Orthocentrinae.

Moved from rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Braconid Wasps.
… Bob Carlson, 26 October, 2012 - 9:18am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
Thanks Bob.
… tom murray, 25 October, 2012 - 9:33pm login or register to post comments

 
But
I would have waited for Dr. Sharkey to weigh in.
… Bob Carlson, 25 October, 2012 - 9:41pm login or register to post comments

Hmm
Head looks a bit alysiine, though maybe not enough, but I'm supposing it is some sort of braconid.
… Bob Carlson, 25 October, 2012 - 9:23pm login or register to post comments

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