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Auplopus carbonarius
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Copyright © 2007
S Kassam
Spider Wasp with prey -
Auplopus carbonarius
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
August 12, 2007
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S Kassam
on 12 August, 2007 - 8:54pm
Last updated 13 August, 2007 - 10:16am
Pompilid
i think Phanagenia bombycina... i would wait for Nick to have the final word before it gets moved.
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edward trammel
, 12 August, 2007 - 11:43pm
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Auplopus...
I need to looks some stuff up on this one. This could be
A. carbonarius
, an introduced European species. Both shots how the characteristic long, erect hair on the propodeum and the second shot shows the bare, oval area on the pygidium characteristic of female
Auplopus
. Strange that it did not sever any of the legs of its prey. Perhaps it "felt" it could transport the prey without cutting off any legs.
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Nick Fensler
, 13 August, 2007 - 9:12am
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Auplopus
perhaps i need glasses... i still can not see the hairs on the propodeum...
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edward trammel
, 13 August, 2007 - 9:55pm
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Advantages of being an editor.
It is really only visible in the largest view. I'm pretty sure those who aren't editors cannot see it in the original size, which is sometimes a disadvantage when explaining an ID.
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Nick Fensler
, 13 August, 2007 - 10:09pm
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ah...
i guess that would explain it, i can not see a full size picture...
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edward trammel
, 13 August, 2007 - 11:21pm
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Auplopus carbonarius
This individual does not match the description of any known native North American
Auplopus
. The introduced
Auplopus carbonarius
has been recorded in Ontario, so I'm quite certain that's what this is. I also see that it actually has severed at least a few of the legs of the spider.
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Nick Fensler
, 13 August, 2007 - 9:36am
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Damn
spider wasps!
The prey is Cheiracanthium, family Miturgidae, for your records, Nick.
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Jeff Hollenbeck
, 13 August, 2007 - 7:47pm
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Was...
that genus formerly placed in the Clubionidae?
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Nick Fensler
, 13 August, 2007 - 8:45pm
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Yes
it was, until 1967.
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Jeff Hollenbeck
, 13 August, 2007 - 9:17pm
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1967!
I guess I have a few things to review about spiders! Well, this helps to support my ID even more, since this species seems to favor "Clubionids".
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Nick Fensler
, 13 August, 2007 - 10:14pm
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The
genus is actually still considered part of Clubionidae by some, but the guide follows the World spider catalog by Platnick.
In North America, Clubionidae offers a wide prey selection, with 58 species and subspecies, as opposed to 12 NA species in Mitugidae. Numbers from
(
1
)
.
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Jeff Hollenbeck
, 14 August, 2007 - 4:46pm
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yes, a spider wasp
Pompilidae
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John S. Ascher
, 12 August, 2007 - 9:14pm
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Spider Wasp
Many thanks. Much appreciated.
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S Kassam
, 12 August, 2007 - 9:25pm
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