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Wasp ID Request - Psen erythropoda

Wasp ID Request - Psen erythropoda
Herring Run Park, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
July 6, 2007

Psen erythropoda (MD)
One of the few readily identifiable Psenini because of the red petiole.

Psen?
This is a wasp in the family Crabronidae, subfamily Pemphredoninae, and tribe Psenini. Looks like it could be the genus Psen itself. Nice shot!

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