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Parasitic Wasp?/ Fly

Parasitic Wasp?/ Fly
Naples, Collier County, Florida, USA
February 2, 2022
Size: .8
This tiny insect was captured in a litter sample taken at the base of a fallen sable palm tree. It was isolated from the sample with a Berlese funnel. Note: It appears that the abdomen is full of larvae/maggots? Is it a female ready to deposit its young, or has it been parasitized by another insect? The antennae are very long and unusual and remind me more of a parasitic wasp than a fly, but I could not determine whether the insect had one or two pairs of wings.

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This is a member ...
... of the family Ceraphronidae (the wing venation is the giveaway). don't know if her bulk is due to her being gravid or not, but I'm fairly confident it is NOT due to her being parasitized.

 
Thank you
for the family identification and responding to my question about the larvae inside her. She looks pretty weighted down and probably was hoping to find an insect host soon for her young. :)

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