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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Platygastroidea » Sparasionidae » Sparasion
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Interesting Wasp - Sparasion
Copyright © 2012 Ryan Spafford

Interesting Wasp - Sparasion
Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, USA
August 16, 2011
Size: 5 mm

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Contributed by Ryan Spafford on 10 January, 2012 - 11:27am
Last updated 24 January, 2012 - 10:54pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 24 January, 2012 - 10:54pm login or register to post comments

Sparasion…
This is a nice find. A preliminary check of the literature indicates at least four known US species. Described as having a transverse or subquadrate head with a prominent frontal ridge, 12-segmented antennae inserted just above the clypeus, a mesonotum with two distinct furrows, a large semicircular scutellum, and a long depressed abdomen. They are egg parasitoids of orthopterans.

A comparison image can be found here. A new genus can be created for this beast (under Scelioninae). Nice work, Ryan and thanks to Victor for the ID.
… Ross Hill, 19 January, 2012 - 10:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Great!
Thanks so much! Really cool looking critter.
… Ryan Spafford, 27 January, 2012 - 3:09pm login or register to post comments

Sparassion sp.(Scelioninae, P
Sparassion sp.(Scelioninae, Platygastridae)
… Victor Kolyada, 19 January, 2012 - 10:40am login or register to post comments

 
Looks
to be a new one for the guide. Is Sparassion a North American species? I can't find any reference to it on the WWW. Do you have any more information?
… Ryan Spafford, 19 January, 2012 - 1:54pm login or register to post comments

 
sorry, Sparasion http://hol.
sorry, Sparasion
http://hol.osu.edu/index.html?id=562
… Victor Kolyada, 19 January, 2012 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

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