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Hymenoptera - Timulla
Copyright © 2008 margarethe brummermann

Hymenoptera - Timulla
Picture Rocks, NW of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
June 30, 2008
Size: ca 1/2 in
Late afternoon on desert broom.
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Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 1 July, 2008 - 8:31pm
Last updated 8 July, 2008 - 9:10am

Mutillidae
male, I do believe.
… Stephen Schueman, 1 July, 2008 - 11:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Definitely Mutillidae
This is in the genus Timulla. It could be T. suspensa based on color and distribution, but can't be reliably identified without a microscope.
… Kevin Williams, 3 July, 2008 - 11:59pm login or register to post comments

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