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Laelius? - Laelius - female

Laelius? - Laelius - Female
Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
July 13, 2016
Size: <3mm
I collected this tiny (and hairy) black wasp a year or two back after she decided that my neck was a pincushion. I would have thought it was an ant had I not gotten her under magnification to see her scapes and petiole.

Moved
Moved from Flat Wasps.

Per comments by Jongok: "Laelius species has distinctly setae on surface of head, thorax, and basal veins of forewing."

Moved

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