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Insect - Anoplius - male
Copyright © 2017 Stuart J. Marcus

Insect - Anoplius - Male
Trinity River Refuge HQ building, Liberty County, Texas, USA
September 19, 2017
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Contributed by Stuart J. Marcus on 19 September, 2017 - 8:30pm
Last updated 19 July, 2019 - 2:21pm

Moved
Moved from Episyron.
… Bob Biagi, 19 July, 2019 - 2:21pm login or register to post comments

Anoplius
Episyron does not have brushes of hair on the metasomal sterna. Only two species I can think of have brushes of hair on the sterna and a pale pronotal stripe: A. bolli and A. leona. Leaning more toward A. bolli, just based on general appearance.
… Nick Fensler, 19 July, 2019 - 2:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spider Wasps.

11 flagellomeres = ♂
This might be a male Episyron quinquenotatus. Hold on for an expert.
… Bob Biagi, 19 September, 2017 - 9:12pm login or register to post comments

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