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rippled antenna wasp - male
Copyright © 2007 Robin McLeod

rippled antenna wasp - Male
Lordsburg, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
July 2, 2007
Size: 12-14 mm
came to light
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Contributed by Robin McLeod on 16 February, 2008 - 10:57am
Last updated 21 February, 2008 - 4:35pm

awesome
This is a Brachycistidinae male. Its a nocturnal tiphiid. The females are wingless and burrow in the sand, only coming out to breed during specific seasons. The males commonly come to lights at night, sometimes by the thousands.
… William Ericson, 16 February, 2008 - 2:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, William.
How can you tell it's in subfamily Brachycistidinae? Are the "rippled" antennae distinctive? (there's no info on the Guide page)
… Robin McLeod, 17 February, 2008 - 12:11pm login or register to post comments

 
It lacks the felt line on the
It lacks the felt line on the second tergite that Mutillidae and Bradynobaenidae have, which rules out those two families. Its one of the few nocturnal hymenoptera in the west.
… William Ericson, 17 June, 2008 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

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