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Photo#1767353
Small ichneumon with large eyes - Allophroides

Small ichneumon with large eyes - Allophroides
Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma, USA
June 27, 2013
Size: 3.1 mm
ID courtesy of Andrei Humala

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Allophroides...
This is a nice find. Within the subfamily Tersilochinae, one of the features that helps to separate the genera Allophroides and Gelanus, are the hooked tarsal claws, each with one small subbasal tooth and a long and slender apical tooth. These particular features can be seen in the first image.

Six species of Allophroides have currently been described, but as mentioned by Dr. Carlson, none of the Nearctic ones have been characterized. Although no current host records are known for any Allophroides species, several Nearctic species have been collected on Salix.

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