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unknown parasite in leaf-cutter bee nest - Monodontomerus - female

unknown parasite in leaf-cutter bee nest - Monodontomerus - Female
Minneapolis; in abandoned Polistes nest occupied by leaf-cutter bees (pupae) found in factory district, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
August 25, 2011
Size: 1-2mm (approximately)
Here is a detailed picture of the wings, which felt like a diagnostic characteristic.

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unknown parasite in leaf-cutter bee nest - Monodontomerus - female unknown parasite in leaf-cutter bee nest - Monodontomerus - female unknown parasite in leaf-cutter bee nest - Monodontomerus - female

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