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Photo#1278640
Copyright © 2016
Salvador Vitanza
Dirhinus? -
Dirhinus
County Road A003, Dona Ana County, New Mexico, USA
August 19, 2016
Size: 4.5 mm
Collected by using a sweep net on flowering plants on the side of County Road A003 (State Rte-9), Anthony, NM 88021. Coordinates: 31.791563, -107.159106.
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Contributed by
Salvador Vitanza
on 20 August, 2016 - 12:17am
Last updated 4 December, 2016 - 9:52am
Moved
Moved from
Chalcidid Wasps
.
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Salvador Vitanza
, 20 August, 2016 - 1:05am
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Yes…
This is a great, rare find. The group is distinguished by an elongated body, the frons prolonged into two hornlike projections, elongated mandibles, and the hind tibia prolonged into sharp spinelike projections. Hosts are primarily dipteran, but other groups including leps and a few braconids are also on the menu.
See reference
here.
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Ross Hill
, 20 August, 2016 - 12:52am
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and to think that I almost released
this little critter before taking a few shots! I was tired and ready to quit, but kept on shooting when I saw its head that looks as it was split in half. I love the way its antennae fit nicely in the middle of its "horns".
Thank you Ross! I appreciate your help and explanation.
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Salvador Vitanza
, 20 August, 2016 - 1:03am
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