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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) » Rhyssinae » Giant Ichneumonid Wasps (Megarhyssa) » Greene's Giant Ichneumonid Wasp (Megarhyssa greenei)
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Labena grallator? - Megarhyssa greenei
Copyright © 2014 Chuck Sexton

Labena grallator? - Megarhyssa greenei
n.w. Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
May 23, 2014
Size: Body length ~25mm
This ichneomon wasp rather closely resembles Labena grallator (Labeninae) except for the exceptionally long ovipositor which is nearly twice the body length. I'd appreciate a proper ID. I am uploading three images at different angles and I have other close-ups available.

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Labena grallator? - Megarhyssa greenei Labena grallator? - Megarhyssa greenei Labena grallator? - Megarhyssa greenei
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Contributed by Chuck Sexton on 30 December, 2014 - 12:27am
Last updated 12 March, 2018 - 3:07pm

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… Bob Zuparko, 12 March, 2018 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… v belov, 30 December, 2014 - 1:44am login or register to post comments

Megarhyssa greenei (female)…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 30 December, 2014 - 12:48am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the lead...
It appears from BG records that M. greenei is not found in Texas, but rather M. macrurus would be the expected species. Comments?
… Chuck Sexton, 30 December, 2014 - 1:53am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for that lead...
It appears that there are no Texas records of M. greenei but rather M. macrurus would be the expected species. Comments?
… Chuck Sexton, 30 December, 2014 - 1:33am login or register to post comments

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