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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) » Agathidinae » Disophrini » Zelomorpha » Zelomorpha arizonensis
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A Braconid Wasp (dorsal) - Zelomorpha arizonensis - female
Copyright © 2016 Bob Biagi

A Braconid Wasp (dorsal) - Zelomorpha arizonensis - Female
Tonopah Desert, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
June 1, 2015
Size: 8mm
This wasp looks very much like a female Zelomorpha arizonensis. (Ashamed 1900)
The mid-legs and fore-legs seem to be a little bit darker than those shown, on the wasps in the other images.
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Here is a link to the second one that I filmed: ♀ She has red colored coxa, but otherwise looks identical.

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A Braconid Wasp (dorsal) - Zelomorpha arizonensis - female A Braconid Wasp (wings) - Zelomorpha arizonensis - female A Braconid Wasp (antennae) - Zelomorpha arizonensis - female A Braconid Wasp (dorsalX) - Zelomorpha arizonensis - female A Braconid Wasp (ventral) - Zelomorpha arizonensis - female A Braconid Wasp (lateral) - Zelomorpha arizonensis - female A Braconid Wasp (front) - Zelomorpha arizonensis - female
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Contributed by Bob Biagi on 22 August, 2016 - 10:24pm
Last updated 28 March, 2017 - 11:03pm

Moved
Moved from Agathidinae.

Thanks Ross and Dr. Sharkey!
We will place her here for now, pending any future adjustments to this genus.
… Bob Biagi, 23 August, 2016 - 10:28am login or register to post comments

Dr. Sharkey's comments…
"They fit my current concept of the species. If you ask me again in a few months I will have a definitive answer because I am sequencing a bunch of them".

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 23 August, 2016 - 9:05am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Braconid Wasps.

Thanks Ross, I'm putting her into the subfamily, for now.
… Bob Biagi, 22 August, 2016 - 11:13pm login or register to post comments

Agathidinae - possibly Zelomorpha (female)…
The large eyes, stout body, non-petiolate areolet, and short ovipositor are suggestive for a female in this genus. Will ask Dr. Sharkey to confirm.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 22 August, 2016 - 11:06pm login or register to post comments

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