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Bee caught by Green Lynx Spider
Copyright © 2005 Hartmut Wisch

Bee caught by Green Lynx Spider
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens, Claremont, Los Angeles County, California, USA
July 16, 2005
My question does not pertain to the spider (Peucetia viridans), but the bee it caught. Looking at the wings, I can't quite decide whether it is Ceratina (Small Carpenter Bee), or a Halictid.
I tend toward Ceratina because the first segment of M seems weakly arched, rather than strongly arched as in Halictids.
Can anyone confirm or, as it may be, correct me on this?
P.S. On the other hand, as I look at the wings again, the jugal lobe appears longer than the submedian cell, so probably a halictid bee.

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Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 4 August, 2005 - 5:42pm
Last updated 30 August, 2005 - 7:19pm

Not a bee?
At first glance, this sure looks like a tiphiid wasp to me, family Tiphiidae, genus Tiphia:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 August, 2005 - 6:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Not a Bee?
Shows how wrong I can be! Another family, Tiphiidae, to take a close look at - when I have time. Thanks again, Eric.
… Hartmut Wisch, 5 August, 2005 - 12:31am login or register to post comments

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