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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonoidea) » Braconid Wasps (Braconidae) » Agathidinae
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Wasp, Braconidae
Copyright © 2010 Lynn Monroe

Wasp, Braconidae
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, San Diego County, California, USA
May 2, 2009
Size: BL~5.5-6 mm
We saw this red/black ichneumon (or Braconid?) in Plum Canyon on San Felipe Dyssodia (Adenophyllum porophylloides--Asteraceae). This seems to be a fairly common wasp on flowers from March to May. Is it possible to get it to a subfamily? I suspect a male since no ovipositor.

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Contributed by Lynn Monroe on 2 February, 2010 - 6:25pm
Last updated 24 February, 2023 - 11:01pm

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Moved from tmp.page: images IDed by Dr Marsh as "possibly Agathidinae".
… Jonathan Hoskins, 24 February, 2023 - 11:01pm login or register to post comments

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Moved from Braconid Wasps.
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Braconidae.
Long face indicates Agathidinae subfamily (or however you spell it:-).
… Eric R. Eaton, 2 February, 2010 - 6:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Braconidae
That's wonderful, Eric. Our first known Braconid! I noted that your book had a somewhat similar wasp. Thanks so much. I'll check into the subfamily.
… Lynn Monroe, 2 February, 2010 - 6:38pm login or register to post comments

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