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Parancistrocerus or Stenodynerus - Parancistrocerus - male - female
Copyright © 2018 Robert A. Behrstock

Parancistrocerus or Stenodynerus - Parancistrocerus - Male Female
Hereford, W. of Hwy. 92, lower Ash Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
July 13, 2018
Apparently, same as https://bugguide.net/node/view/1548482
I thought perhaps having the pair might facilitate identification

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Parancistrocerus or Stenodynerus - Parancistrocerus - male - female Parancistrocerus or Stenodynerus - Parancistrocerus - male - female Parancistrocerus or Stenodynerus - Parancistrocerus - male - female Parancistrocerus or Stenodynerus - Parancistrocerus - male - female
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Contributed by Robert A. Behrstock on 19 July, 2018 - 2:33pm
Last updated 21 July, 2018 - 7:42am

Thanks...
That's fascinating. So glad I submitted these.
… Robert A. Behrstock, 21 July, 2018 - 9:25am login or register to post comments

Parancistrocerus
You can see the mites sticking out behind the first tergum of the female. This clearly makes it a Parancistrocerus (Stenodynerus have no symbiotic mites). Nice Pictures!
… Matthias Buck, 21 July, 2018 - 7:43am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Potter and Mason Wasps.
… Matthias Buck, 21 July, 2018 - 7:42am login or register to post comments

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