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Agenioideus birkmanni
Photo#1452550
Copyright © 2017
Salvador Vitanza
Pompilini? -
Agenioideus birkmanni
-
Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
October 8, 2017
Size: 7 mm
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Contributed by
Salvador Vitanza
on 9 October, 2017 - 1:15am
Last updated 28 April, 2018 - 4:52pm
Moved
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Spider Wasps
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Salvador Vitanza
, 12 October, 2017 - 5:17pm
A. birkmanni
Were the photos not so fantastic this insect would be unidentifiable. This is
Agenioideus birkmanni
. The apical tarsomeres look like they are completely lacking spines,
A. biedermanni
has a row of ventral spines.
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Nick Fensler
, 12 October, 2017 - 4:43pm
Thank you Nick!
for your kind comment and lending your expertise.
A first for Arizona, and a second for the nation on BugGuide!
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Salvador Vitanza
, 12 October, 2017 - 5:17pm