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Possible Nomadinae or Sphecid - Neolarra
Copyright © 2016 Paul Rude

Possible Nomadinae or Sphecid - Neolarra
China Ranch south of Death Vy, Inyo County, California, USA
April 1, 2014
Size: 3 to 4 mm
I'm thinking small Nomadinae, probably not Nomada. But possibly some kind of sphecid. Regret this is a specimen, not live, but I would never have gotten a shot of something this small and active in the field.
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Contributed by Paul Rude on 5 January, 2016 - 11:57pm
Last updated 6 January, 2016 - 1:09am

Great, thanks for clarificati
Great, thanks for clarification. My first impulse was something close to Nomada because of the overall shape.
… Paul Rude, 13 February, 2016 - 12:35pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 6 January, 2016 - 1:09am login or register to post comments

 
Neolarra
I assume Larrinae then. Was Neolarra split off from another, older genus? It is not in Bohart & Menke 1976. Thanks!
… Paul Rude, 6 January, 2016 - 11:11am login or register to post comments

 
Not Larrinae
Larrinae is a subfamily of Sphecidae sensu lato in your reference, now Crabronidae. Neolarra is Apidae, Nomadinae.

The next step in the key in Michener(1) is

Scutellum widest at or in front of middle; outer margin of axilla rounded... Neolarra (Neolarra)
Scutellum widest behind middle; axilla produced in acute tooth... Neolarra (Phileremulus)
… John F. Carr, 13 February, 2016 - 12:31pm login or register to post comments

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