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Pompilid Wasp - Priocnemis notha
Copyright © 2007 Michel Kleinbaum

Pompilid Wasp - Priocnemis notha
Ankeny NWR, Marion County, Oregon, USA
August 8, 2007
could this be a Sphecodes bee?
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Contributed by Michel Kleinbaum on 9 August, 2007 - 2:26pm
Last updated 10 August, 2007 - 5:30pm

Nope...
Pompilid, the serrate dorsal edge of the hind tibiae makes this a Pepsine. This is almost certainly Priocnemis. By now I think it's too late for P. oregona (...in the subgenus Priocnemissus, which are all vernal), but it stongly resembles that species. Maybe the climate in Oregon is such that they last longer. Eric Eaton may comment, he used to live there an would know the local fauna better than I. Unfortunately if it's not P. oregona, I'm afraid we'll probably never get it to species.
… Nick Fensler, 9 August, 2007 - 4:25pm login or register to post comments

 
P. notha?
I think this might be the local subspecies of Priocnemis notha, if it is not P. oregona. P. notha is usually quite small, and P. oregona is large enough not to be confused with a Sphecodes:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 August, 2007 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Why yes...
This individual must be P. notha occidentis. P. oregona is typically not found later than the first week of June (Townes, 1957). In actuality it could probably be found later than that, but certainly not in August. I just wanted to err on the side of caution since I wasn't familiar with the local species.
… Nick Fensler, 10 August, 2007 - 5:01pm login or register to post comments

 
unidentified wasp or bee
thanks a lot for your much appreciated comments.
Michel Kleinbaum
… Michel Kleinbaum, 9 August, 2007 - 6:05pm login or register to post comments

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