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Hymenoptera, Ceraphronidae - lateral - Lagynodes - female
Copyright © 2011 MJ Hatfield

Hymenoptera, Ceraphronidae - lateral - Lagynodes - Female
Plymouth Rock, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
June 17, 2008
Size: 1 mm
It looks as if something is going on right where the wings would attach to the thorax.

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 21 April, 2011 - 7:30pm
Last updated 8 June, 2011 - 12:48pm

Moved
Moved from Ceraphronidae.
… Charley Eiseman, 8 June, 2011 - 7:50am

Lagynodes sp.
Definitely a female Lagynodes sp. (Ceraphronoidea: Megaspilidae: Lagynodinae)
… Andy Deans, 8 June, 2011 - 7:36am

Moved
Moved from "Parasitica" (parasitic Apocrita).
… MJ Hatfield, 22 April, 2011 - 5:26am

Yes…
Fits the description for this group including the broad petiole, a laterally rounded abdomen, and a triangular-shaped pronotum (best viewed laterally). Some wingless versions exist.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 21 April, 2011 - 11:15pm

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