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Ovipositing Insect - Pristomerus - female
Copyright © 2013 Mark Etheridge

Ovipositing Insect - Pristomerus - Female
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
September 17, 2013

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Contributed by Mark Etheridge on 17 September, 2013 - 6:05pm
Last updated 13 November, 2013 - 3:10pm

Moved
The thyridium in the other image leads me to suppose that the tooth I think I see on the femur is real and that this can only be Pristomerus.

Moved from Cremastinae.
… Bob Carlson, 18 September, 2013 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

Moved
In this image, there is a hint of a ventral tooth subapically on the vental side of the hind femur. An more pixel-generous (or more optimally croppped) image would help, as this image does not even meet Bug Guide's recommendation that the longest side have a minimum of 560 pixels, which I find is often inadequate for Ichneumonidae. When feasible, a size of about 800 X 800 or even larger is preferable.

Confirmation of the tooth would indicate Pristomerus. Of several cremastine genera and species associated with Solidago on TaxaPad, Pristomerus olamonus (Viereck) is one.

Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Carlson, 17 September, 2013 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

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