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Spider wasp (spider hawk) - Pepsis mildei -

near Mission, North American Butterfly Center gardens, HIdalgo County, Texas, USA
October 8, 2017
Size: larger than 24 mm

No photos on bugguide have a somewhat curved antenna with an orange tip. Thank you in advance for your assistance. I believe this the stinger is absent; indicating this to be a female.

Contributed by Melody Lytle on 14 October, 2017 - 11:02am
Last updated 14 October, 2017 - 12:58pm

Moved

Moved from Pepsini.

7 abdominal segments = ♂
We can see that he has a "hair brush" on his fifth sternite. (males only) The brush on the fourth sternite is obscured by the right side, hind femur.
Here is a better view of this feature: ♂

Also, the males of this species may have antennae with the flagellum colored in varying amounts of orange and black.

… Bob Biagi, 14 October, 2017 - 12:58pm

Thanks mucho!

Thanks mucho!

… Melody Lytle, 14 October, 2017 - 4:23pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 14 October, 2017 - 11:44am

Spider wasp from south TX

I take it that no genus and species can be determined from this photo? Would it be helpful to provide another shot with other visible characters?
Melody Lytle

… Melody Lytle, 14 October, 2017 - 12:27pm

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