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Photo#1515807
wasp appearing from Morus rubra twigs - Capitonius

wasp appearing from Morus rubra twigs - Capitonius
Mehan, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA
May 1, 2018
Size: 6mm

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wasp appearing from Morus rubra twigs - Capitonius wasp appearing from collection of Morus rubra twigs - Capitonius

Moved
Moved from Braconid Wasps.

Notice that in image 1515807 the gaster ("abdomen") is attached to the mesosoma ("thorax") far above the hind leg attachment to the mesosoma - far enough that the attachment is hidden by the wings in this image. Also, the abnormally large head. Both of these characters indicate family Cenocoelinae. Also, notice in image 1515806 that the second submarginal cell is trapezoidal, with vein RS slanted toward the apical end of the wing, far from parallel with vein rm. This separates this genus (Capitonus) from genus Cenocoelius. These are the only 2 cenocoeline species found in North America outside of Florida.

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