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Pseudomasaris texanus
Photo#515198
Copyright © 2011
Colette Micallef
unknown unusual antenna wasp? -
Pseudomasaris texanus
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Uvalde County, Texas, USA
May 10, 2010
Size: 20mm
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Contributed by
Colette Micallef
on 12 May, 2011 - 5:59pm
Last updated 19 April, 2017 - 3:34pm
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Hartmut Wisch
, 12 May, 2011 - 8:12pm
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Great find, Colette -
this is the first
Pseudomasaris texanus
at bugguide, a male (note the large, expanded clubs of the antennae).
In males of this species, the eyes are separated at the narrowest by about one ocellar diameter. In the similar
P. phaceliae
males separation of the eyes at the narrowest amounts to 2 1/2- 3 times the diameter of a posterior ocellus (simple eye). There are other differences, but this is one of the most obvious, and nicely seen in your photos.
I'll add more to the INFO page later tonight.
I assume you still have the specimen. I suggest to soften, then articulate it and rephotograph it before pinning.
Finally, females have been found collecting pollen until at least May 17, most likely in
Phacelia
. So, perhaps you might venture out and bring back some nice photos of females, and perhaps more males, in the flowers?
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Hartmut Wisch
, 12 May, 2011 - 8:12pm
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Moved for expert attention
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Pretty sure this belongs here--but I'm not finding a good match at the species level. With luck, the experts will be able to tell us what it is.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 12 May, 2011 - 6:08pm
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Thanks for your time once aga
Thanks for your time once again! At first I thought fly! but 4 wings
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Colette Micallef
, 12 May, 2011 - 6:13pm
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