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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Tiphioidea » Tiphiid Wasps (Tiphiidae) » Brachycistidinae » Colocistis » Colocistis crassa
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Tiphiid Wasp? - Colocistis crassa - male
Copyright © 2016 Gary Griswold

Tiphiid Wasp? - Colocistis crassa - Male
Madera Canyon - Whitehouse picnic area, Pima County, Arizona, USA
September 14, 2016
Size: ~ 14.5 mm
Came to U/V lights at night. Believe this a Tiphiid Wasp of sorts? Confirmation/correction, and further placement would be appreciated.

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Contributed by Gary Griswold on 25 October, 2016 - 6:05pm
Last updated 10 April, 2017 - 1:04pm

Moved
Moved from Colocistis.
… Bob Biagi, 10 April, 2017 - 1:04pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Brachycistidinae.
… Gary Griswold, 10 January, 2017 - 5:24pm login or register to post comments

Male - Colocistis sp.
These images can be moved to the genus level for Colocistis.
I have already requested an update for the genus, in the Forum for Guide Page Improvements. See discussion here.
… Bob Biagi, 10 January, 2017 - 9:04am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… John S. Ascher, 26 October, 2016 - 7:42pm login or register to post comments

Brachycistidinae?
Wing venation is a fairly good match for this one:



Others will be able to say for sure.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 25 October, 2016 - 6:27pm login or register to post comments

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