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Other rotting tree dweller 2 - Ichneumon mendax - female
Copyright © 2011 John F. Carr

Other rotting tree dweller 2 - Ichneumon mendax - Female
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
April 6, 2011
Size: 9-10 mm
In rotting wood, presumably hibernating.

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Other rotting tree dweller 2 - Ichneumon mendax - female Tail - Ichneumon mendax - female Wasp - Ichneumon mendax - female
Contributed by John F. Carr on 6 April, 2011 - 7:35pm
Last updated 6 April, 2011 - 9:41pm

Moved
Moved from Ichneumonini.
… Bob Carlson, 6 April, 2011 - 9:41pm

 
Any host records?
Is the host known? None is listed in the 1979 catalog.
… John F. Carr, 10 April, 2011 - 7:23pm

 
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There are no published host records for the species indicated here, but all Ichneumoninae ovipoisit in Lepidoptera pupae or prepupae and emerge from pupae.
… Bob Carlson, 18 April, 2011 - 6:38pm

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… Bob Carlson, 6 April, 2011 - 9:36pm

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