Cerambycidae-parasite
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Arotes decorus
Arotes decorus is a species of ichneumonid wasp in the family Ichneumonidae. It is known to be a parasitoid of two cerambycid beetle species: Xylotrechus colonus and Yakuhananomia bidentata. The species was described by Thomas Say in 1835 and is part of the diverse and species-rich Ichneumonidae family, which contains thousands of parasitoid wasp species.
Odontocolon ochropus
Odontocolon ochropus is a species of ichneumon wasp in the subfamily Xoridinae, described by Townes in 1960. Like other members of its genus, it is a parasitoid of wood-boring beetles, utilizing its long ovipositor to reach hosts concealed within dead or dying wood. The species belongs to a group of 23 Odontocolon species found north of Mexico, several of which have holarctic distributions spanning the entire northern hemisphere.