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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) » Cenocoeliinae
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Braconid Wasp
Copyright © 2016 Robert Lord Zimlich

Braconid Wasp
Mobile {Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
June 9, 2016
Size: ~3.5mm
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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 9 June, 2016 - 11:32pm
Last updated 17 March, 2018 - 7:57pm

Moved
Moved from Braconid Wasps.
… Bob Zuparko, 17 March, 2018 - 7:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved to Braconid
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.

Thanks, Joseph, but it took off when I tried to get low angle shot.
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… Robert Lord Zimlich, 10 June, 2016 - 5:54am login or register to post comments

Possibly Cenocoelinae.
The large, robust head and r vein meeting costal vein well before the wing apex, as well a coloration suggest Cenocoelinae. A distinctive character of cenocoelines is the first segment of the metasoma (apparent thorax) inserted on the propodeum (apparent last segment of the thorax) well above the hind legs. Would need a lateral view to be sure. It looks similar to this:
… Joe, 10 June, 2016 - 12:56am login or register to post comments

Braconid…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 9 June, 2016 - 11:58pm login or register to post comments

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