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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) » Euphorinae » Dinocampini » Dinocampus » Dinocampus coccinellae
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braconid wasp (?Dinocampus coccinellae) - Dinocampus coccinellae - female
Copyright © 2016 eileen miller

braconid wasp (?Dinocampus coccinellae) - Dinocampus coccinellae - Female
Auburn pits just north of Auburn, Sac County, Iowa, USA
July 1, 2016
This wasp hatched out a few days ago from a cocoon found attached to the underside of a Coccinella septempunctata. I submitted a photo #1242774 of the beetle and the cocoon. the parasitoid was ID'd as the braconid Dinocampus coccinellae. Just want a confirmation. thanks
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Contributed by eileen miller on 1 July, 2016 - 10:09pm
Last updated 13 August, 2016 - 11:21am

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Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… John S. Ascher, 13 August, 2016 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 10 August, 2016 - 11:37pm login or register to post comments

Braconid…
Have seen your previous submission. Would you care to mention who identified this originally as D. coccinellae?
… Ross Hill, 1 July, 2016 - 10:38pm login or register to post comments

 
D. coccinellae?
The identifier is metrioptera. Blaine Mathison was involved but did not do the ID. Do you disagree? If so, what do you think the parasitoid is?
… eileen miller, 2 July, 2016 - 6:28am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you...
The host appears to be correct, so I would have to agree that D. coccinellae would be the most likely parasitoid in this case.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 2 July, 2016 - 9:15am login or register to post comments

 
? D. coccinellae
For what it's worth, when I pried the C. septempunctata off the cocoon, incredibly, the beetle was alive and was able to crawl away! Amazingly, the parasitoid must have gotten enough nourishment without munching away on the beetle's vital organs!
… eileen miller, 2 July, 2016 - 11:35am login or register to post comments

 
Behavior…
This particular host/parasite relationship is a little more complicated than it appears. Much has been written about it. An example here.
… Ross Hill, 2 July, 2016 - 12:53pm login or register to post comments

 
D. coccinellae
Thanks for including the article. It turns out to be more fantastic than science fiction! What a world we live in!
… eileen miller, 2 July, 2016 - 3:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Indeed...
The reason we study this stuff.
… Ross Hill, 2 July, 2016 - 4:46pm login or register to post comments

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