Hello
I suspect that the ichneumon wasp is a female of Eupalamus oscillator. Can this be confirmed? The yellowish-brown spot on the scutellum makes me a bit uncertain.
Greetings
Marion
(August 2024, Germany, Saxony, damp place in a mixed forest)
Marion Friedrich attached the following image:
Hello Marion, I'm pretty sure that it's the female Eupalamus oscillator. The spot on the scutellum seems to be a contamination - see the similar one at: https://www.inatu...oscillatorGreetings, Eric
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Anyone have scans of the Genus Semaranga in:
1)Kanmiya, K. (1983) A systematic study of the Japanese Chloropidae (Diptera).
2) Andersson, H. (1977 Taxonomic and Phylogenetic studies on Chloropid
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