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Beetle elongate - Necydalis mellita - female
Copyright © 2007 Herschel Raney

Beetle elongate - Necydalis mellita - Female
Sylamore WMA, Stone County, Arkansas, USA
May 18, 2007
Size: 25mm
I shot this thinking it was an unusual wasp and was amazed to find it was a beetle when I popped up the picture.
Contributed by Herschel Raney on 21 May, 2007 - 6:12pm
Last updated 20 November, 2009 - 5:52pm

Moved
Moved from Necydalis.
… v belov, 20 November, 2009 - 5:52pm

There is only one sp. of Necy
There is only one sp. of Necydalis in eastern US, N. mellita, so this and the other one from Il. are the same.
… Ian Swift, 20 November, 2009 - 5:07pm

try
this
… Phillip Harpootlian, 16 July, 2007 - 1:13pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Boris Büche, 12 July, 2007 - 7:25am

Reminds us of
Necydalis mellita, Yanega fig 175, but we'll look further. Yanega says "adults very wasplike in appearance, with constricted pronotum, very short elytra and long slender body. page 82

It's here on BugGuide.
… john and jane balaban, 21 May, 2007 - 8:59pm

 
Very close
Definitely the genus.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/20172/bgimage
The sexes, I suppose could have different orange distribution.
Appears to be a N. major out there as well.
… Herschel Raney, 21 May, 2007 - 9:04pm

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