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I reared this ichneumonid(?) from a Zygaena trifolii pupa. What species can it be?

location: Salreu, Portugal
date: 03/06/2008

Note: the wasp seems to be full of eggs. That is strange because it has recently emerged.

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Is it not possible to tell the genus or at least confirm the family?

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I'd go as far as to say superfamily Ichneumonoidea, family Ichneumonidae... but that's where I get scared and I wouldn't like to say if it was subfamily Ichneumoninae, Cryptinae or Banchinae... they are just too difficult and there is nothing very distinctive about this insect. Even if you had a good specimen and all the best keys (and there aren't keys for *big* groups) then you probably would spend hours trying to get a name for it

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Thank you for confirming the family Chris.

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Valmeberg says male Cryptinae ?Mesostenini!

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Thank you very much Camille.