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Wasp - Bembix
Copyright © 2006 Will Chatfield-Taylor

Wasp - Bembix
Chrissy Fields, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
July 27, 2006
Some kind of sand wasp? Any help would be appreciated. It doesn't really look like a Vespidae wasp to me, maybe some other family. Thanks a lot :-)
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Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 29 July, 2006 - 1:04am
Last updated 16 August, 2006 - 9:20pm

Bembix, probably a male.
Stephen is correct, this is a species of Bembix, and probably a male (long antennae, absence of tarsal rake on front "feet").
… Eric R. Eaton, 1 August, 2006 - 8:15pm login or register to post comments

Sand wasps
I think you're right, a sand wasp, and I would say Bembix sp.

Bicyrtes is a related genus but according to the BugGuide guide page Bicyrtes is more likely to have the yellow bands straighter and not quite meeting at the abdomen's midline.
… Stephen Cresswell, 29 July, 2006 - 4:33am login or register to post comments

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