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Pristepyris
Photo#267381
Copyright © 2009
WonGun Kim
beetle or wasp? -
Pristepyris
Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
April 18, 2009
Size: ~ 6 mm
Found under the bark of a tree. Is it a beetle or wasp?
Contributed by
WonGun Kim
on 20 April, 2009 - 4:23am
Last updated 1 August, 2020 - 10:27pm
Moved
Moved from
Bethylidae
.
Strongly constricted anterior portion of propodeum, large mesopleura/calli
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Arturo Santos
, 1 August, 2020 - 10:27pm
Thank you!
^^
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WonGun Kim
, 20 April, 2009 - 8:11pm
Small parasitic wasp.
Small parasitic wasp.
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Gordon C. Snelling
, 20 April, 2009 - 7:18am
fine, neat bethylid!
i wish i knew them...
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v belov
, 20 April, 2009 - 8:24am