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Dark brown wasp
Copyright © 2013 Bob Webster

Dark brown wasp
Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma, USA
April 8, 2013
Size: 5 mm

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Contributed by Bob Webster on 20 April, 2013 - 11:20pm
Last updated 21 April, 2013 - 7:40pm

Moved
Dr. Michael Sharkey thinks it is Cheloninae, perhaps Ascogaster.

Moved from Braconid Wasps.
… Bob Carlson, 21 April, 2013 - 7:40pm

Head
Not the head of an ichneumonid.
… Bob Carlson, 21 April, 2013 - 4:35pm

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… Bob Carlson, 21 April, 2013 - 4:34pm

Ichneumonoidea
Not clear enough to tell if this is Ichneumonidae or Braconidae, although given the size, dark coloration, and almost discernable antennal segments, it might be in subfamily Microgastrinae, family Braconidae. But I wouldn't bet my life on this without a clearer picture of antennae and wings.
… Joe, 21 April, 2013 - 12:25am

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