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Wasp for ID - Anisepyris - female
Copyright © 2020 Barbara Thurlow

Wasp for ID - Anisepyris - Female
Temple Hills, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
November 5, 2020
A Bethylid species? The metallic green of this one was even more striking in person than in the photo.
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Contributed by Barbara Thurlow on 6 November, 2020 - 5:15am
Last updated 10 November, 2020 - 5:05pm

Moved
Moved from Bethylidae.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 10 November, 2020 - 5:05pm login or register to post comments

A female of Anisepyris
It must be a female of Anisepyris. There are many many species in American regions.

We need to examine many tiny characteristics such as number of mandibles and ratio of body segments to identify as species level.

You can check a representative paper of Evans: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16214646#page/120/mode/1up


Many thanks for your beautiful picture and email.
… Jongok LIM, 10 November, 2020 - 4:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks much for your fast reply, Jongok.

Cheers.
… Barbara Thurlow, 10 November, 2020 - 8:21pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Bears a resemblance to Anisepyris:

… Ken Wolgemuth, 6 November, 2020 - 7:50am login or register to post comments

 
Ah
Ah, yes. There it is. I went through the whole family and looked right over that one.
… Barbara Thurlow, 6 November, 2020 - 9:50am login or register to post comments

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