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Cephus from montane Sierra Nevada - Cephus cinctus - male
Copyright © 2022 Aaron Schusteff

Cephus from montane Sierra Nevada - Cephus cinctus - Male
A few miles southeast of Kyburz, near China Flat Campground, El Dorado County, California, USA
June 25, 2018
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Note the hind tibia has a single pre-apical spine (as well as an apical spine). Based on the the USDA "idtools.org" interactive key for sawflies, this appears to be a character shared by Calameuta, Cephus, and Trachelus.

For further details, see remarks under the last photo in this series.

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Contributed by Aaron Schusteff on 14 September, 2022 - 9:11pm

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