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Blue-Black Spider Wasp - Anoplius americanus

Blue-Black Spider Wasp - Anoplius americanus
Bear, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
July 26, 2008
Size: ~ 13 mm
Seemed a bit agitated or twitchy.

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Yes...
the dense bristles on the apicotergite are faintly visible. This is a member of the subgenus Arachnophroctonus or Pompilinus. The spots on the abdomen strongly remind me of Anoplius a. americanus.

 
Thank you!
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Do you mean -
Anoplius? Looks like a good visual match to me, but I don't know these guys at all...

 
Of course :)
Finger check corrected, thanks for catching it!

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