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Procto - Proctotrupes pallidus - male
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Procto - Proctotrupes pallidus - Male
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 28, 2010
Size: 7.5mm

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Procto - Proctotrupes pallidus - male Procto - Proctotrupes pallidus - male
Contributed by tom murray on 24 May, 2011 - 8:10am
Last updated 24 May, 2011 - 5:05pm

Moved
Moved from Proctotrupes caudatus.
Don, thanks for keying out the specimen!
… tom murray, 24 May, 2011 - 5:05pm

Proctotrupes pallidus
would be my placement. I have the specimen, and it has a polished (hairless) spot on the propleuron. It keys out well using Townes, and fits the color pattern for males of this species. According to Townes, the males of caudatus typically have the forebody all dark, or mostly so.
… Donald S. Chandler, 24 May, 2011 - 8:23am

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