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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Aulacid, Ensign, and Gasteruptiid Wasps (Evanioidea) » Ensign Wasps (Evaniidae)
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[Ensign?] Wasp ID Request
Copyright © 2011 Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City

[Ensign?] Wasp ID Request
Herring Run Watershed, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
August 21, 2010
Observed hunting in my neighbor's lawn.
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Contributed by Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City on 28 February, 2011 - 2:46pm

The hair appearance resembles Prosevania fuscipes
Although I'm not certain.
… bdagley, 10 April, 2022 - 11:55pm login or register to post comments

My general feel is that the h
My general feel is that the hind legs look more akin to either Hyptia or Evaniella. From what I can see, this looks like a smaller species, which would align. But if it's larger, an urban environment could instead align with Prosevania.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 15 April, 2021 - 7:32am login or register to post comments

Evaniidae
It is an ensign wasp. Can't see details of wing venation and sculpture well enough to place it to genus.
… Dave Smith, 6 March, 2011 - 7:21am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Apoid Wasps (Apoidea)- traditional Sphecidae.
… v belov, 28 February, 2011 - 3:41pm login or register to post comments

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