A chalcidid jewel beetle parasitoid wasp

Acanthochalcis nigricans

Among chalcidid wasps, the large size and very long ovipositor distinguish this genus.

USA: Oklahoma, Major Co., Gloss Mountains State Park, vic. parking lot. On Juniperus virginiana but first seen flying around dead Prosopis glandulosa (associated with Chrysobothris octocola).

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