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Colocistis
Photo#169871
Copyright © 2008
Robin McLeod
rippled antenna wasp -
Colocistis
-
Lordsburg, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
July 2, 2007
Size: 12-14 mm
came to light
Contributed by
Robin McLeod
on 16 February, 2008 - 10:57am
Last updated 16 August, 2011 - 12:01am
Colocistis sp.
Moved from
Brachycistidinae
.
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George Waldren
, 16 August, 2011 - 12:01am
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.
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William Ericson
, 16 February, 2008 - 2:49pm
Thanks, William.
How can you tell it's in subfamily Brachycistidinae? Are the "rippled" antennae distinctive? (there's no info on the
Guide page
)
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Robin McLeod
, 17 February, 2008 - 12:11pm
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.
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William Ericson
, 17 June, 2008 - 3:55pm