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Sapyga sp. (Sapygidae) in Colorado Springs
Copyright © 2005 Adalbert Goertz

Sapyga sp. (Sapygidae) in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Deerfield Hills (N38° 47.041' , W104° 44.930'), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
June 24, 2005
Size: L = 7 mm
Found on Erigeron colo-mexicanus in my backyard. All black w/2 white marks on occiput, 2 marks on meta-notum, 1 sidespot on scutellum; slender abd w/abd band on T2, 3 abd bands top-cut on T3T4T5; black legs w/white-black basitarsus. There are four Sapyga species in Colorado. Check here on page 152 for picture on Sapyga.
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Contributed by Adalbert Goertz on 27 June, 2005 - 8:14pm
Last updated 8 May, 2007 - 1:16pm

Sapygidae.
I'm pretty certain this is actually a type of sapygid wasp. They are parasitic on megachilid bees. I think this is a new family for Bugguide!
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