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Mating wasps - Parancistrocerus perennis - male - female
Copyright © 2006 Randy Emmitt

Mating wasps - Parancistrocerus perennis - Male Female
New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
May 9, 2005
Size: 3/4 inch
Well if there is something I know very little about its wasps.
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Contributed by Randy Emmitt on 25 September, 2006 - 7:28pm
Last updated 7 August, 2014 - 6:16pm

Moved
Moved from Stenodynerus.
… Matthias Buck, 19 April, 2007 - 6:04pm login or register to post comments

Parancistrocerus perennis, male and female (NC)
See my comments on other pictures. Here one can see the abruptly angled (as opposed to gradually sloping) base of sternum 2, a very important character for this species, though rarely visible on a live shot.
… Matthias Buck, 11 April, 2007 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

wasps
they look to be something in the subfamily Eumeninae, the potter/mason wasps... but i will not hazard a guess further than that. perhaps if Richard sees these he could tell you more.
… edward trammel, 25 September, 2006 - 9:47pm login or register to post comments

 
wasps
maybe in the genus Stenodynerus... there are a number of folks that could say for sure, i just thought i would guess.
… edward trammel, 25 September, 2006 - 11:33pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree - Stenodynerus
The male is the one "hanging", below. That could seem evident, but given the special position, such a precision can be useful.
… Richard Vernier, 26 September, 2006 - 8:05am login or register to post comments

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