Pelecinus polyturator

Pelecinus polyturator
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Pelecinus polyturator (Drury)
Female.
Canada, Ontario, Scanlon Creek Conservation Area.
8/31/2021
TN097'01-210831009'JJK
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Pelecinus polyturator
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Female of this wasp lays her eggs directly into grubs of the beetle Phyllophaga buried in the soil. Some populations consist exclusively of females, which reproduce in this case parthenogenetically. Males have much shorter abdomens than females.