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Some Sort of Potter/Mason Wasp? - Ancistrocerus - male
Copyright © 2005 David Moll

Some Sort of Potter/Mason Wasp? - Ancistrocerus - Male
Below Hulsey Lake, Apache County, Arizona, USA
July 27, 2005
Subfamily Eumeninae? Perhaps Euodynerus or Ancistrocerus? It has those big, clubby antannae and that broad head.
Contributed by David Moll on 6 June, 2008 - 12:54am
Last updated 13 June, 2008 - 10:24am

Good insight - Ancistrocerus sp. (male)
Seemingly a member of the oviverntris group, like Eastern A. waldenii. All black mesoscutellum is fairly rare in this genus, even among males.
… Richard Vernier, 6 June, 2008 - 5:30am

 
Thank You, Moved
Thanks Richard, you've given me some leads for further study. Moved to Ancistrocerus.
… David Moll, 6 June, 2008 - 9:56pm

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