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Clistopyga recurva
Photo#1573992
Copyright © 2018
Steve Scholnick
Clistopyga -
Clistopyga recurva
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North Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
August 1, 2018
Size: 9.5 mm by ruler
Keys to
Clistopyga recurva
using the Bordera et al. key
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1
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(length includes ovipositor)
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Contributed by
Steve Scholnick
on 12 August, 2018 - 11:49am
Last updated 12 August, 2018 - 12:59pm
Moved
Moved from
Ichneumon Wasps
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Steve Scholnick
, 12 August, 2018 - 1:00pm
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Right ID…
This is the most common NA member of the genus. There is much variation in terms of size and color, but females are generally 8-12 mm in length. Townes, in his description of this beast, said that the up-curved, laterally flattened, mat (rather than polished) ovipositor that tapers towards the apex is unique among ichneumonids.
See reference
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Ross Hill
, 12 August, 2018 - 12:33pm
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