Wasp ID Request - Anoplius ithaca - BugGuide.Net

HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp

Clickable Guide

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29

Previous events

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData

Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Spider Wasps, Velvet Ants and allies (Pompiloidea) » Spider Wasps (Pompilidae) » Pompilinae » Pompilini » Blue-black Spider Wasps (Anoplius) » Subgenus Anoplius (Anoplius Subgenus Anoplius) » Anoplius ithaca

Photo#227286

Copyright © 2008 Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City

Wasp ID Request - Anoplius ithaca

Herring Run Park, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
September 19, 2008
Size: ~15-17mm

Observed this little wasp in the riparian area of my park's namesake stream.

Images of this individual: tag all

Wasp ID Request - Anoplius ithaca

Wasp ID Request - Anoplius ithaca

Wasp ID Request - Anoplius ithaca

tag · login or register to post comments

Contributed by Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City on 20 September, 2008 - 11:06pm
Last updated 19 August, 2013 - 6:35pm

Moved

Moved from Spider Wasps.

… Nick Fensler, 19 August, 2013 - 6:35pm

login or register to post comments

Do...

I see one tarsal claw larger than the other, or am I seeing things. If so, I offer the identification of Anoplius ithaca, based on that and the habitat.

… Nick Fensler, 29 September, 2008 - 11:13am

login or register to post comments

In...

this view you can especially see the unequal size of the tarsal claws. After a second look I'm convinced that this is Anoplius Ithaca.

… Nick Fensler, 19 August, 2013 - 6:36pm

login or register to post comments

Great

news!

… Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City, 20 August, 2013 - 5:40pm

login or register to post comments

Added

best guess-timate of size.

… Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City, 16 November, 2008 - 9:46am

login or register to post comments

Larrini?

I was all set to call this a pompilid until I took a closer look. Pretty sure it is a crabronid wasp in the Larrini tribe, or something very closely related. ID to genus hinges on the "ocellar scars." Where most wasps have ocelli, Larrini have varying degrees of creases where the ocelli 'should' be.

… Eric R. Eaton, 21 September, 2008 - 2:06am

login or register to post comments

Pompilidae

I can see the transverse groove on the mesopleuron.

… Matthias Buck, 22 September, 2008 - 9:00am

login or register to post comments

Ok.

You have better eyes than I do, then:-) I'll move to the family page.

… Eric R. Eaton, 25 September, 2008 - 1:55am

login or register to post comments

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Printer Friendly Version

Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact