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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Chalcidoid Wasps (Chalcidoidea) » Perilampid Wasps (Perilampidae) » Euperilampus » Euperilampus triangularis
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Euperilampus triangularis
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Euperilampus triangularis
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
August 22, 2004
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Contributed by tom murray on 23 April, 2005 - 3:47pm
Last updated 20 February, 2022 - 9:33pm

Moved
Moved from Perilampid Wasps.
… tom murray, 20 February, 2022 - 9:33pm login or register to post comments

Euperilampus triangularis
Euperilampus triangularis
… Jeong Yoo, 20 February, 2022 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

Not a bee.
This is not a bee, but a wasp. My first guess is a perilampid, a type of chalcid wasp in the family Perilampidae. The only other possibility is a cuckoo wasp (Chrysididae), genus Elampus. Perilampids have triangular or pyramid-shaped abdomens, and are rather sluggish when preoccupied sipping nectar or honeydew.
… Eric R. Eaton, 23 April, 2005 - 8:57pm login or register to post comments

 
perilampid?
I checked out some pictures of Elampus and perilampid wasps. From what I saw, I'd rule out Elampus, because their abdomen have a rough texture, and tend to be longer. The pictures of perilampid I saw were pretty close, so if those are the only choices, I'd go with perilampid.
… tom murray, 23 April, 2005 - 9:38pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree.
One of the best images I've ever seen of one of these guys! Nice work.
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 April, 2005 - 4:20pm login or register to post comments

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