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Sericopompilus neotropicalis
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Copyright © 2006
J>N>Dell
Wasp -
Sericopompilus neotropicalis
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South Georgia, Ware County, Georgia, USA
October 13, 2006
Yet another wasp! Its the first i've seen of this species.
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Contributed by
J>N>Dell
on 13 October, 2006 - 2:52pm
Last updated 13 October, 2006 - 6:34pm
Sericopompilus neotropicalis
This is a male
Sericopompilus neotropicalis
. I can't see the abdomen in this photo but the rest of the insect agrees exactly with Evan's description of that species. The males of
Sericopompilus
and
Episyron
are closely related and VERY similar but
Episyron
lacks the bands of white around the tarsomeres (among other, less obvious, characters).
S. neotropicalis
and
S. apicalis
are fairly common in Georgia (I have collected sexes of both species in Wayne County), but only the males of
S. neotropicalis
have a broad cream band on the basitarsus of the middle leg. This is a new image for the guide...I had, in fact, previously created a guide page for it in hopes that someone would photograph this fairly common species.
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Nick Fensler
, 13 October, 2006 - 6:03pm
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Thanks for the ID, Nick. Im h
Thanks for the ID, Nick. Im happy to be the first to contribue to a species page. Usually there's already a ton of images there.
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J>N>Dell
, 13 October, 2006 - 6:42pm
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Spider wasp.
Thought this was an ichneumon at first, but it is a spider wasp (family Pompilidae), and probably a male. What genus and species I haven't a clue. Never seen anything like it, but then I have spent virtually no time in the southeast U.S.:-(
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Eric R. Eaton
, 13 October, 2006 - 3:18pm
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S neo
Apparently it is also found in AZ and CA. Should be in your area E.
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Herschel Raney
, 14 October, 2006 - 12:13pm
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