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Wasp - Aphanogmus
Copyright © 2007 Ray Simpson

Wasp - Aphanogmus
Dixie Plantation, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
September 16, 2007
Size: <1mm
Poor image and poor angle. Can anything be made of this in addition to Hymenoptera?
Contributed by Ray Simpson on 29 September, 2007 - 10:03pm
Last updated 3 June, 2010 - 1:40pm

Moved
Moved from Ceraphronidae. Thank you, Dr. Deans - this is our first image for that genus.
… Ken Schneider, 3 June, 2010 - 1:40pm

Aphanogmus sp.
It's the genus Aphanogmus.
… Andy Deans, 3 June, 2010 - 1:25pm

Moved
Moved from Chalcid Wasps.
… Ken Schneider, 7 October, 2009 - 9:26pm

Confirmed…
The small black appearance, elbowed antennae with a long basal antennal segment, laterally rounded abdomen, and very distinctive wing venation point to this rarely studied family.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 5 August, 2009 - 11:09am

Ceraphronidae (Ceraphronoidea
Ceraphronidae (Ceraphronoidea)
… Victor Kolyada, 14 January, 2008 - 10:38pm

chalcid wasp?
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… Adalbert Goertz, 30 September, 2007 - 10:15pm

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