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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) » Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonidae) » Cryptinae » Cryptini » Mesostenina » Mesostenus » Mesostenus thoracicus
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Parasitic Wasp ? - Mesostenus thoracicus - male
Copyright © 2006 bugguy91

Parasitic Wasp ? - Mesostenus thoracicus - Male
Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
May 6, 2006
It was in the middle of preening itself so it's abdomen was out of focus unfortunately but hopefully this is good enough for an ID ?

And WHAT does it prey upon ?
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Contributed by bugguy91 on 8 May, 2006 - 6:35pm
Last updated 10 April, 2010 - 1:09pm

Moved
Moved from Mesostenus.
… Bob Carlson, 10 April, 2010 - 1:09pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… Charley Eiseman, 28 September, 2009 - 9:29pm login or register to post comments

Mesostenus
Male
… Bob Carlson, 28 September, 2009 - 1:36pm login or register to post comments

Ichneumon.
I wouldn't even hazard a guess as to subfamily, much less genus or species. Ichneumons are extremely diverse, and cannot usually be identified from images alone:-( Nice shot, though:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 May, 2006 - 7:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Rhyssa sp.?
Probably Rhyssa lineolata?
… Adalbert Goertz, 16 May, 2006 - 5:56pm login or register to post comments

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