Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ichneumonidae? Big one!

Posted by Iolaire on 01-10-2007 20:12
#1
Hi everybody,

This what I believe is a Ichneumonidae sp was sunbathing on a leaf a couple of weeks ago. It was bigger than most Ichneumonid wasps I've spotted in my garden. Even now I'm beginning to have second thoughts about it being Ichneumonid.... Is it?

I just can't find it in the books.

Can anyone shine a light on this?Cool

Cheers!

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Posted by Alvesgaspar on 01-10-2007 21:06
#2
Could it be a sawfly (Xiphydriidae)? Looks like a Syrex sp. but the antenae are too long.

Joaquim Gaspar

Posted by ChrisR on 01-10-2007 23:00
#3
Doesn't look like a Symphyta to me - look at the narrow waist. Looks more like family Pimplinae, genus Pimpla maybe.