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Pompilidae (Spider Wasps) - Aporus - Psorthaspis planata - female
Copyright © 2011 Shane Fitzgibbons

Pompilidae (Spider Wasps) - Aporus - Psorthaspis planata - Female
La Grange, Mariposa County, California, USA
July 30, 2011
Size: 18mm
Covered with an iridescent blue. It looked to be either gathering mud or moisture.
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Contributed by mammynun on 7 August, 2011 - 2:06am
Last updated 26 October, 2020 - 7:05pm

Female
10 flagellomeres = ♀
Thin flagellum = ♀
… Bob Biagi, 24 October, 2020 - 12:30pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Aporus.

Tentative. Size is big for Aporus and proportions are off, I also think I can make out 3 sub marginal cells
… Alice Abela, 24 October, 2020 - 10:53am login or register to post comments

 
Front femur...
is also not thickened as it should be were this Aporus. Completely missed that, good catch.
… Nick Fensler, 26 October, 2020 - 6:21pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spider Wasps.
… v belov, 15 August, 2011 - 6:37am login or register to post comments

Aporus
.
… Nick Fensler, 15 August, 2011 - 6:36am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 7 August, 2011 - 1:36pm login or register to post comments

Spider wasp
I think it's one of the spider wasps, like maybe Anoplius
… Victor Engel, 7 August, 2011 - 8:21am login or register to post comments

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