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Pelecinid Wasp

Pelecinus dichrous.

Notes:

Family: Pelecinidae.

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5 Comments

DB
DB 11 years ago

Thank you Argy! You are right, there are only three species of this genus. I found that Pelecinus dichrous occurs in northern Argentina.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Great spotting. Only 3 species.

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago

My pleasure Daniela, its such a lovely spotting, I am envious :)

DB
DB 11 years ago

Thank you Reza for your help!I've never seen this kind of wasp before.

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago

Its a beautiful Pelecinus sp. wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelecinus

DB
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Salta, Salta, Argentina

Spotted on Jan 11, 2013
Submitted on Jan 11, 2013

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