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ID Me Please - Tiphia - male
Copyright © 2006 John Young

ID Me Please - Tiphia - Male
Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
August 12, 2006
Size: 12 mm

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Contributed by John Young on 12 August, 2006 - 11:02am
Last updated 14 February, 2008 - 8:05pm

Tiphia sp. (Tiphiidae) - male
The hook-like extension at the apex of the last urosternite is a hallmark for Tiphiid males, and is often mistaken for a stinger. Myzinum males have it more developped still.
… Richard Vernier, 12 August, 2006 - 11:30am login or register to post comments

I'd probably say this is a ti
I'd probably say this is a tiphiid wasp. I could make a guess at the genus, but I'll let someone else do that.
… William Ericson, 12 August, 2006 - 11:30am login or register to post comments

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