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Rhopalosomatid wasp - Rhopalosoma nearcticum
Copyright © 2014 Maria de Bruyn

Rhopalosomatid wasp - Rhopalosoma nearcticum
Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
August 18, 2014
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Contributed by Maria de Bruyn on 21 August, 2014 - 4:47pm
Last updated 21 August, 2014 - 7:52pm

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… Bob Carlson, 21 August, 2014 - 7:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Seriously?
That's twice I've messed up with this family. I've gotta slow down a bit. Sorry for the misdirection!
… Ken Wolgemuth, 21 August, 2014 - 7:46pm login or register to post comments

 
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These are more "leggy" than the similar-looking nocturnal ichneumonids, and the metasoma is not laterally compressed or, for lack of a better term, more bulbous.
… Bob Carlson, 21 August, 2014 - 9:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks.
I'll need to keep that in mind.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 21 August, 2014 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

 
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… Ken Wolgemuth, 21 August, 2014 - 7:43pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
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