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2nd Tiphiid Wasp (dorsal abdomen) - Colocistis crassa - male

2nd Tiphiid Wasp (dorsal abdomen) - Colocistis crassa - Male
Tonopah Desert, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
June 3, 2015
Size: 15.5mm
Note: The small indentations, at the base of the second tergite are consistent with only this species, (as far as I know) but they are very hard to see in most images.
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Moved from Colocistis.