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Hymenoptera
Copyright © 2013 emusgrave25

Hymenoptera
Live Earth Farm, Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
September 25, 2012
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Contributed by emusgrave25 on 24 March, 2013 - 10:38pm
Last updated 17 June, 2013 - 1:04am

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… John S. Ascher, 17 June, 2013 - 1:04am login or register to post comments

Family Dryinidae
This Picture is not clear. But, Family Dryinidae, right!!
Maybe, female of Aphelopinae, Aphelopus.
Subfamily Aphelopinae female specimen foretarsus not chelate shape (usually family dryinids female foretarsus chelate).
… Chang-Jun Kim, 13 May, 2013 - 12:39am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 15 April, 2013 - 7:57pm login or register to post comments

Family Dryinidae
Neat feature of this family is the front tarsi of the females (well, most of the females, anyway) are modified to form a pincers with which they can grasp their prey.
… Bob Zuparko, 25 March, 2013 - 10:22am login or register to post comments

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