Species Psorthaspis brimleyi

Classification · Size · Identification · Season · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Blue-Black Spider Wasp - Psorthaspis brimleyi - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps)

Superfamily Vespoidea (Ants, Stinging Wasps, and Hornets)

Family Pompilidae (Spider Wasps)

Genus Psorthaspis

Species brimleyi (Psorthaspis brimleyi)

Size

24 mm

Identification

See comments on photos.

Season

Reported June-September from North Carolina--guide photos and (1).

Print References

Brimley, p. 432 lists as Pedinaspis brimleyi from Raleigh (type locality), Cary, Beaufort, Marion, and Wilkes County, North Carolina, July-September (1).

Internet References

North Carolina State University Entomology Collection--32 pinned

Works Cited

1.	Insects of North Carolina By C.S. Brimley

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 2 July, 2006 - 10:53pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 19 August, 2006 - 6:24am

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