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small black wasp - Auplopus carbonarius - female
Copyright © 2007 andrewbateman

small black wasp - Auplopus carbonarius - Female
Brossard, Quebec, Canada
September 14, 2007
Size: 1cm
A small black wasp that has been near the house for quite some time. This one came indoors so I chilled it to photograph- hence it being hunched up- before letting it back out again.

It may be the same as that I found earlier in the year in almost the same place, and is about the same size and general appearance?

Any information would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

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small black wasp - Auplopus carbonarius - female small black wasp - Auplopus carbonarius - female small black wasp - Auplopus carbonarius - female
Contributed by andrewbateman on 14 September, 2007 - 12:38pm
Last updated 5 March, 2017 - 6:27pm

Female
10 flagellomeres = ♀
… Bob Biagi, 2 January, 2016 - 11:41am

Pompilidae.
Yes, I suspect it is a specimen of Phanagenia, but do wait for Nick Fensler to comment. Aside, 1 cm is not "small," as many spider wasps are quite tiny:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 September, 2007 - 1:51pm

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