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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Chalcidoid Wasps (Chalcidoidea) » Cleonymidae » Epistenia
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Odd parasitoid - Epistenia - male
Copyright © 2020 Tyler Hedlund

Odd parasitoid - Epistenia - Male
Los Villareales, on Sanchez Rd., Starr County, Texas, USA
March 8, 2020
Size: 5mm
Beautiful little wasp. Seems too small for Chrysididae, along with the thorax not matching. Also has pretty impressive cavities for the antennae to sit in.

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Contributed by Tyler Hedlund on 27 March, 2020 - 1:47pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Tyler Hedlund, 27 March, 2020 - 2:27pm login or register to post comments

Epistenia (male)…
A nice find. In this particular genus, the antennal grooves that you mention converge and meet in front of the median ocellus.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 27 March, 2020 - 2:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Very cool
Thanks Ross!
… Tyler Hedlund, 27 March, 2020 - 2:27pm login or register to post comments

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