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Ceropales nigripes - female
Copyright © 2007 William Ericson

Ceropales nigripes - Female
Solano County, California, USA
June 2, 2007
This ones for Nick Fensler.has a white marking at the base of each antenna.
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Contributed by William Ericson on 15 October, 2007 - 3:10pm
Last updated 23 December, 2007 - 2:05pm

Moved
Moved from Spider Wasps.
… Nick Fensler, 23 December, 2007 - 11:04am login or register to post comments

C. nigripes
It's C. nigripes. Quite similar to C. bipunctata, but completely lacking red or orange coloration.
… Nick Fensler, 23 December, 2007 - 11:03am login or register to post comments

This should be another easy one.
However, I'm not particularly familiar with western subspecies of some Ceropales and a few of the western species. I have actually never seen specimens of C. cubensis or C. nigripes. I'll look over my Townes and make the ID. His Ceropales key is fairly straightforward and stills seems useful.
… Nick Fensler, 22 December, 2007 - 6:29pm login or register to post comments

 
this is the first and last sp
this is the first and last specimen I have caught of C.nigripes, in over 12 years. Haven't seen one since.
… William Ericson, 23 December, 2007 - 12:37pm login or register to post comments

pomp
i will need to look this up later, i do not remember off the top of my head... but i think this is Ceropales nigripes.
… edward trammel, 15 October, 2007 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Its pretty large species. may
Its pretty large species. maybe 20mm
… William Ericson, 15 October, 2007 - 7:02pm login or register to post comments

 
...
this species can be variable... i still like calling it C. nigripes. in any case, it is always best to wait for Nick to chime in.
… edward trammel, 18 October, 2007 - 5:31pm login or register to post comments

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