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Sphecid with strepsipteran - Isodontia mexicana
Copyright © 2021 Jonas Insinga

Sphecid with strepsipteran - Isodontia mexicana
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
August 24, 2021
Several of these black sphecids with long, pale setae covering themselves were seen feeding from the flowers of our Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum) and spearmint (Mentha spicata). What struck me as particularly interesting (and I'm sorry I didn't catch one for my collection) was that at least two of these wasps bore signs of being or having previously been parasitized by strepsipterans. This individual I'm posting her appeared to have a female embedded in her abdomen:

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Sphecid with strepsipteran - Isodontia mexicana Sphecid with strepsipteran - Isodontia mexicana
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Contributed by Jonas Insinga on 24 August, 2021 - 6:29pm
Last updated 25 August, 2021 - 7:49am

Moved
Moved from apicalis or mexicana.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 25 August, 2021 - 7:49am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 24 August, 2021 - 9:40pm login or register to post comments

Isodontia "apicalis" or "mexicana"?
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… Jonas Insinga, 24 August, 2021 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

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