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Wasp - Tachytes validus -

Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
September 4, 2005

Is this a Tachytes sp?

Contributed by tom murray on 6 September, 2005 - 4:20pm
Last updated 25 January, 2016 - 4:17pm

Male

7 abdominal segments = ♂

… Bob Biagi, 25 January, 2016 - 7:30am

Moved

Thanks again for another id Matthias!

… tom murray, 20 October, 2006 - 8:07pm

Tachytes validus male, probably

Tachytes is a difficult genus to identify even when you have specimens but based on a combination of characters (distinct spines on tarsomeres, no hair tufts on last tergites, no silvery pubescence on scutum), locality and season (September!), Tachytes validus is a very good guess. This is the most common species of the genus in the northeast.

… Matthias Buck, 20 October, 2006 - 4:44pm

Yes.

You are correct! Ding-ding-ding-ding:-)

… Eric R. Eaton, 6 September, 2005 - 4:51pm

Thanks for the ID's

I was pretty sure about this one, but I know accuracy is important to the guide.

… tom murray, 6 September, 2005 - 5:08pm

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