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Photo#2083019
Long-spurred Wasp - male

Long-spurred Wasp - Male
Harris County, Texas, USA
April 30, 2017
Priocnemis ?
Found in shady woods in an area where the ground is wet or humid much of the time.

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Moved
Moved from Spider Wasps.

Male
The wing-vein pattern (= probably Pompilinae) rules out Priocnemis.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

IDK how to really tell between these black spider wasps,
but Priocnemis (in particular, P. minorata) is out in the spring.

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