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mason wasp? - Epomidiopteron julii
Copyright © 2009 Richard C. Hoyer

mason wasp? - Epomidiopteron julii
Ramsey Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
July 22, 2009
Size: ~12 mm
It was rather damp and cold, so couldn't fly well.

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Contributed by Richard C. Hoyer on 3 August, 2009 - 5:33pm
Last updated 4 August, 2009 - 9:41am

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… Richard C. Hoyer, 4 August, 2009 - 9:41am login or register to post comments

Tiphiidae: Tiphiinae: Epomidiopteron julii [male]
This is a very, very rare wasp!! I've never seen one -- few probably have. It matches the redescription perfectly that Harry Allen published in 1966. The very long tegulae, spot on the humeral angle of the pronotum, metallic-black wings, the spot above the disc of the pygidium, the lateral white spots on tergites I-III -- all point to E. julii.

Excellent find!!
… George Waldren, 4 August, 2009 - 3:29am login or register to post comments

 
That's really cool.
Thanks! It opened my eyes to a totally new family too, and now I realize that a wasp I photographed yesterday is a Myzinum species. I'll post it today.
… Richard C. Hoyer, 4 August, 2009 - 9:43am login or register to post comments

 
Happy to help
Thanks for sharing these photos! Looking forward to the Myzinum shots. I most likely won't be able to get it to species since for most Tiphiids you need a microscope to identify them.
… George Waldren, 4 August, 2009 - 12:03pm login or register to post comments

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