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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Scolioidea » Scoliid Wasps (Scoliidae) » Campsomerini » Dielis » Caribbean Scoliid Wasp (Dielis dorsata)
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Sawfly? Maybe? - Dielis dorsata - female
Copyright © 2012 Ben Kolstad

Sawfly? Maybe? - Dielis dorsata - Female
Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
February 15, 2012
Size: 3/4-1 in.
Large (maybe an inch long) bee-like insect. Didn't stick around long enough for me to get more images. Maybe something in Sphecodes?
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Contributed by Ben Kolstad on 15 February, 2012 - 10:19am
Last updated 16 February, 2012 - 7:13pm

Campsomeris dorsata
Did you see any more of these?? There are no published records of C. dorsata from Florida, although it does occur throughout most of the West Indies.

Moved from Scoliid Wasps.
… George Waldren, 15 February, 2012 - 6:10pm login or register to post comments

 
This was the only one...so far
I only noticed this one for the first time today. I'll keep my eyes peeled, though. We have an infestation of flower scarab beetles (Euphoria sepulcralis), which I understand is the scoliid's best friend, so perhaps there will be more soon.
… Ben Kolstad, 15 February, 2012 - 8:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 15 February, 2012 - 1:49pm login or register to post comments

Scoliidae
see this[Cite:185010]
… v belov, 15 February, 2012 - 10:44am login or register to post comments

 
Scoliid, got it!
Thanks for the link; I don't think my image has enough to get me through the key to species, but at least you got me to the ballpark! Thanks!
… Ben Kolstad, 15 February, 2012 - 10:58am login or register to post comments

 
not a male
I believe this is a female, although it is hard to tell without a close up of the antenna. If you look at the first photograph on this genus you will see a male. Note the males are relatively hairless when compared to the females.
… Efram Goldberg, 24 April, 2012 - 6:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the advice!
I appreciate the advice on sexing these little guys. When you refer to the first image in this genus, is this C. dorsata image the one you're talking about?
Or this C. plumipes one?
… Ben Kolstad, 24 April, 2012 - 8:23pm login or register to post comments

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