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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Vespoidea » Hornets, Yellowjackets; Paper, Potter, Mason, and Pollen Wasps; and Allies (Vespidae) » Potter and Mason Wasps (Eumeninae) » Parancistrocerus » Parancistrocerus histrio
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another mystery - Parancistrocerus histrio - female
Copyright © 2006 Sean McCann

another mystery - Parancistrocerus histrio - Female
Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida, USA
March 2, 2006
Size: 1.3cm

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another mystery - Parancistrocerus histrio - female another mystery - Parancistrocerus histrio - female another mystery - Parancistrocerus histrio - female
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Contributed by Sean McCann on 2 March, 2006 - 12:03pm
Last updated 19 April, 2007 - 5:01pm

Moved
Moved from Parancistrocerus.
… Matthias Buck, 19 April, 2007 - 5:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Potter and Mason Wasps.
… Matthias Buck, 19 April, 2007 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

Parancistrocerus histrio (FL)
This is a new one for bugguide. Stenodynerus lineatifrons is extremely similar but lacks the acarinarium (mite compartment below apical margin of tergum 1. On Picture #43965 you can see the mites sticking out behind the tergum.
… Matthias Buck, 19 April, 2007 - 4:58pm login or register to post comments

Mason Wasp
Looks like a Mason Wasp to me. Use the following links to compare:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/31831
http://bugguide.net/node/view/39308/bgimage
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