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Crossocerus nitidiventris
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Skitterbug
Crossocerus nitidiventris? -
Crossocerus nitidiventris
Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
August 7, 2019
Contributed by
Skitterbug
on 9 August, 2019 - 10:39pm
Last updated 25 August, 2019 - 9:03pm
Moved
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Equilateral Squareheads
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Matthias Buck
, 25 August, 2019 - 9:03pm
Just curious...
How did you determine the genus?
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 9 August, 2019 - 11:47pm
Crossocerus
have the ocellar triangle with the anterior angle approximately rectangular.
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Matthias Buck
, 25 August, 2019 - 9:04pm
Maybe I'm particularly dense tonight, but...
... for the life of me I can't understand that explanation. :)
Thanks for taking the time to provide, it though! I'll keep working on it.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 26 August, 2019 - 8:17pm
Ocellar triangle
... whereas in other genera the anterior angle is more obtuse. You will find it easy to see the difference when you compare images.
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Matthias Buck
, 26 August, 2019 - 8:35pm
Okay...
...I see it now. Many thanks for your patience.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 26 August, 2019 - 9:33pm
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Crabronini
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Skitterbug
, 9 August, 2019 - 10:42pm
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Square-headed Wasps
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Skitterbug
, 9 August, 2019 - 10:41pm