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Spider wasp? - Poecilopompilus algidus
Copyright © 2008 Kurt Schaefer

Spider wasp? - Poecilopompilus algidus
Texhoma, Texas County, Oklahoma, USA
August 14, 2007
Contributed by Kurt Schaefer on 31 March, 2008 - 12:57pm
Last updated 18 December, 2020 - 3:05pm

Moved
Moved from Poecilopompilus.
… Matthias Buck, 18 December, 2020 - 3:05pm

Yes
Seemingly Tachypompilus sp. Such a Hornet-like color pattern, shared by some Polistes and Western Sphecius, let suppose true Hornets have once existed in North-America, long before (re?)introduction of Vespa crabro.
… Richard Vernier, 31 March, 2008 - 3:29pm

 
Yes and no:-)
Yes, this is a spider wasp, but no, not Tachypompilus. This is a species of Poecilopompilus, a mostly neotropical genus. Nice find!
… Eric R. Eaton, 31 March, 2008 - 4:20pm

 
Thanks Eric,
Thanks Eric for the ID.
… Kurt Schaefer, 7 May, 2008 - 6:23pm

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