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Subgenus Arachnophroctonus (Anoplius Subgenus Arachnophroctonus)
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Anoplius semirufus
Photo#15862
Copyright © 2005
tom murray
spider wasp -
Anoplius semirufus
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Westport, Massachusetts, USA
September 10, 2004
Does the bicolored abdomen help on the ID? You can't see it very well in this picture, but the wings are solid dark colored.
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Contributed by
tom murray
on 28 April, 2005 - 5:29pm
Last updated 12 September, 2015 - 5:23pm
Female
10 flagellomeres and 6 abdominal segments = ♀
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Bob Biagi
, 12 September, 2015 - 4:45pm
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Moved
Moved from
Blue-Black Spider Wasps
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Nick Fensler
, 25 August, 2006 - 11:51pm
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Calicurgus hyalinatus?
Perhaps
Calicurgus hyalinatus
previously shown to us by Rob Broekhuis and identified by Eric Eaton. That's just a suggestion--I've no experience with these things.
Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
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Cotinis
, 29 April, 2005 - 7:01am
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I don't think so.
I don't think this specimen is even in the same subfamily. No obvious teeth on the hind tibia (which are present in Calicurgus). Possibly a species of Pompilus, but not certain.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 2 May, 2005 - 5:46pm
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another picture
I have one other picture of this wasp. Maybe it'll show more detail.
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tom murray
, 2 May, 2005 - 6:18pm
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