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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) » Opiinae » Diachasmimorpha
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Braconid wasp - Diachasmimorpha - female
Copyright © 2016 Salvador Vitanza

Braconid wasp - Diachasmimorpha - Female
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
October 9, 2016
Size: 4.5 mm
Collected from Red Sands (15698 Montana Ave, El Paso, TX 79938). Coordinates:31.822564, -106.131559
I would love for someone to help me narrow this tiny wasp beyond Braconidae.

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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 11 October, 2016 - 9:45pm
Last updated 12 October, 2016 - 10:47pm

Moved
Moved from Braconid Wasps.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 12 October, 2016 - 11:17am login or register to post comments

Dr. Sharkey's comments…
"It is certainly an Opiinae and probably Diachasmimorpha. Bracon was a good guess but the presence of a 2nd m-cu in the hind wing and the shape of the fore wing submarginal cell tell us otherwise".

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 12 October, 2016 - 10:39am login or register to post comments

 
Amazing!
A brand new BG page!! This makes my day! Thank you Ken, Ross, and Dr. Sharkey for your help identifying this genus.
… Salvador Vitanza, 12 October, 2016 - 9:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 12 October, 2016 - 4:56am login or register to post comments

Possibly Bracon…
Will ask Dr. Sharkey to comment.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 11 October, 2016 - 10:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Ross!
I appreciate your help.
… Salvador Vitanza, 11 October, 2016 - 10:33pm login or register to post comments

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