Chalcid Wasps (Acanthothalcis nigricans) are parasitic on boring beetle larvae. This female Chalcid Wasp was found in July hunting on an almond tree in my backyard. The tree had bark beetles.
Taxonomy: Hymenoptera, parasitic Apocrita, Chalcidoidea, Chalcididae
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