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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonoidea) » Braconid Wasps (Braconidae) » Exothecinae » Shawiana
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Braconid parasitoid of Vaccinium-mining sawfly - Shawiana - female
Copyright © 2013 Charley Eiseman

Braconid parasitoid of Vaccinium-mining sawfly - Shawiana - Female
Pierce County, Washington, USA
May 5, 2013
Size: 3 mm
Presumably the same as these:

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Braconid parasitoid of Vaccinium-mining sawfly - Shawiana - female Braconid parasitoid of Vaccinium-mining sawfly - Shawiana - female Braconid parasitoid of Vaccinium-mining sawfly - Shawiana - female
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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 23 November, 2013 - 11:40pm
Last updated 8 February, 2015 - 5:41pm

Moved
Moved from Xenarcha.

These specimens are now in the Canadian National Collection, and upon examining them, José L. Fernández-Triana thought they seemed a better match for Shawiana Achterberg, 1983. I showed these photos to Dr. van Achterberg, and he agrees.
… Charley Eiseman, 8 February, 2015 - 5:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Braconid Wasps.
… Charley Eiseman, 17 March, 2014 - 3:18pm login or register to post comments

Waiting
Dr. Marsh's assessment was that this looks like a genus of Hormiinae. Given that Hormiinae isn't yet represented on Bug Guide and given Dr. Sharkey's earlier comment to the effect that he wasn't satisfied with recognizing either Hormiinae or Exothecinae as valid subfamilies, I asked Dr. Marsh for advice on the issue.
… Bob Carlson, 24 November, 2013 - 8:35pm login or register to post comments

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