Protruding from abdomen of bee.
This species parasitizes Eumeninae species. Found on Ancistrocerus sp.
Info on Pseudoxenos: https://bugguide.net/node/view/881669
https://bugguide.net/node/view/402989
Info on Strepsiptera: https://bugguide.net/node/view/9667
First sighting of this order on Galiano! Seen here parasitizing a male Ancistrocerus albophaleratus.
Pseudoxenos is the only genus of Strepsiptera recorded from Eumenine wasps and parasitizes them exclusively. I couldn't find any mention of this genus from BC and this may be the first time it has been noticed in the province.
This is/was a female and planidium larvae (the small grey things) can be seen emerging.
A Potter wasp (Ancistrocerus adiabatus) parasitized by a Twisted-winged Insect (Strepsiptera). The deformed abdomen of the wasp is caused by the parasite.
Male Ancistrocerus with enlarged abdomen showing "a female facial pattern (clypeus black with pale spots - usually all pale in males)."
Found in a Sphex sp. Maybe S. ichneumoneus. ID based on Miller et al. 2009.
Observation for the Isodontia wasp these are on:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52827731
Could it be the same parasite as this one on BugGuide?
https://bugguide.net/node/view/55824
Twisted-winged Insects (Strepsiptera) » Stylopidae » Paraxenos ?
On a male Golden-reined Digger Wasp - Sphex habenus. The Sphex is on a Clustered mountain mint in my pollinator garden which is surrounded by woods with a stream. Clay soil.
Please refer to this submission for discussion: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/94887759
I also submitted another one to Paraxenos, maybe I should back that one up to the higher order. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/94757470
Avispa Diachasmimorpha tryoni, encontrada en plantación de Cárica papaya EAP. Zamorano.