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Sawfly-ish/Woodwaspy? - Pristepyris armiferus - male

Sawfly-ish/Woodwaspy? - Pristepyris armiferus - Male
East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
August 2, 2010
Size: ~8-10mm
This walked into my shot, startled me, startled the fly I was intending to shoot,
took over the shot & flew away.

Weird angle makes it look like its got a baby crows' head

Moved

check Pristocera
(1)

 
Hehe...
New I was going to be a mile off on this one. Is it monotypic or just underrepresented here? The info page doesn't mention much besides females being wingless.

 
i have no clue --
i vaguely recalled seeing a supersized bethylid somewhere in the guide maybe a year ago, by accident -- so i had no trouble finding it

 
Fair enough.
After seeing some better photos of the critter, I see how pitted the integument is. Had I gotten a better shot, that might have led me towards Chrysidoidea if I was thinking straight.

It's always nice to see something new.

 
Pristocerinae:
5 genn., ~60 spp in our area(1)

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