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Graeme Cocks
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 Can anyone suggest a family for this small wasp? They keep occurring in my malaise trap.
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 Looks like Ichneumonidae
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 Braconidae - from the vein bisecting the main cell in the forewing.
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 Hello Graeme,

It is a Braconidae, subfamily Microgastrinae. They have characteristic venation.
 
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