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Parasitic Wasp - Brachyserphus - female

Parasitic Wasp - Brachyserphus - Female
Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
March 13, 2012
Size: about 3mm long
Small wasp hanging around the compost (also present: various drosophilids, piophilids, and calliphorids). I thought it might be a platygastrid in the field, but looking at the photo now I'm not sure. Any thoughts on the ID would be greatly appreciated.

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Brachyserphus sp. female (Pro
Brachyserphus sp. female (Proctotrupidae)

 
Excellent- thanks!
Excellent- thanks!

 
thanks!

Proctotrupid…
The features that can be seen here seem to suggest this family.

See reference here.

 
Yep. I'll buy proctotrupid.
Thanks!

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