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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Spider Wasps, Velvet Ants and allies (Pompiloidea) » Spider Wasps (Pompilidae) » Pompilinae » Pompilini » Blue-black Spider Wasps (Anoplius) » Subgenus Pompilinus (Anoplius Subgenus Pompilinus)
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Maybe a black spider wasp ??? - Anoplius - female
Copyright © 2008 John R. Maxwell

Maybe a black spider wasp ??? - Anoplius - Female
Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
August 20, 2008
Size: Maybe around 9 mm?
Is this some type of black spider wasp? I have a few more views. Gender?

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Maybe a black spider wasp ??? - Anoplius - female Maybe a black spider wasp ??? - Anoplius - female
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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 20 August, 2008 - 11:53pm
Last updated 24 August, 2008 - 1:15pm

Moved
Moved from Spider Wasps.
… John R. Maxwell, 24 August, 2008 - 1:15pm login or register to post comments

Anoplius...
looks to be one of the species in the subgenus Pompilinus, which are virtually impossible to ID to species from normal photos.
… Nick Fensler, 24 August, 2008 - 12:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks again
Now that I made the move, I wonder if you would rather have these at Anoplius? Please let me know and I can move up one level.
… John R. Maxwell, 24 August, 2008 - 1:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… John R. Maxwell, 21 August, 2008 - 10:29am login or register to post comments

pompilid
looks like a small Anoplius... female.
… edward trammel, 21 August, 2008 - 8:37am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I've moved to the guide for now to see if I can get a confirmation on Anoplius.
… John R. Maxwell, 21 August, 2008 - 10:32am login or register to post comments

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