Priocnemis sp. - Priocnemis -  Washington Twp, UTM: Zone 17 256160, 4473936, Logan County, Ohio, USA July 27, 2007 Size: 9 mm
Okay, this one is for Matthias Buck or anyone else who wants to venture a guess. When I first put it in the jar I thought Caliadurgus fasciatellus but when I got it under the scope it was quite obviously Priocnemis. After that I thought P. notha (because of the red basal portion of the abdomen), but as the wing shot shows the area around SM2, SM3 and D3 is unevenly infuscate and not at all like that species. It keyed out to P. aequalis because of the evenly colored wing margin. The wing coloration is like that species but the few specimens I have seen of P. aequalis are entirely black. I'm a little puzzled with this specimen!
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Contributed by Nick Fensler on 27 July, 2007 - 6:08pm Last updated 29 July, 2007 - 4:19pm |