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Subfamily Labeninae

Ichneumonid? - Labena grallator - female

Ichneumon Wasp (Grotea anguina) Female? - Grotea anguina - female

Labena grallator? - Labena grallator - female

This insect was found on a tomato plant. The closest ID I can find for this is a Clematis Clearwing Moth. - Labena grallator - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon ("Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps)

Superfamily Ichneumonoidea (Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps)

Family Ichneumonidae (Ichneumonid Wasps)

Subfamily Labeninae

Numbers

8 genera in 4 tribes worldwide; 5 spp. in 2 genera of 2 tribes north of Mexico(1)(2)

Identification

Labeninae in our area can be recognized by their red bodies with yellow markings, elongate mesoscutum, yellowish antennae (with or without black banding), elongate hind coxae, and orange-yellow ovipositor sheath.

Our two genera of Labeninae are separated as follows:(3)

Grotea (tribe Groteini): exposed labrum, vein 2m-cu of the fore wing with two bullae, multiple basal hamuli on the hind wing, shorter ovipositor length of between 1-3x the length of the hind femur.

Labena (tribe Labenini): labrum mostly concealed by the clypeus, vein 2-Cu of the fore wing > vein 2cu-a, a single basal hamulus on the hind wing, longer ovipositor length comparable to the length of the abdomen.

Range

Americas & Australia(1)

Works Cited

1.	Classification and Systematics of the Ichneumonidae

2.	Carlson R.W. () Ichneumonidae catalog

3.	Xenothyrini, a new tribe of Labeninae, and a key to the tribes and genera of Labeninae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Wahl, David B. 1996. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 98(1): pp. 158-161.

Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 5 October, 2008 - 1:06am
Additional contributions by v belov, PaleoJon
Last updated 4 March, 2021 - 5:56am

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