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Pompilidae - Psorthaspis sanguinea - female
Copyright © 2012 Jerry Wilson

Pompilidae - Psorthaspis sanguinea - Female
2 mi. SE Hilda, Taney County, Missouri, USA
September 3, 2012
Size: 16 mm
This wasp was flying an inch or two above a patch of sandy two-track dirt road in the Hercules Glades, Mark Twain National Forest.
Please let me know if further close-ups or views are needed.

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Contributed by Jerry Wilson on 8 September, 2012 - 6:15pm
Last updated 8 September, 2012 - 9:36pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 September, 2012 - 9:36pm login or register to post comments

Psorthapis...
probably sanguinea. This is a female, males of Psorthaspis are all black and very hairy.
… Nick Fensler, 8 September, 2012 - 9:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Spider wasp
Many thanks!
… Jerry Wilson, 8 September, 2012 - 10:03pm login or register to post comments

Are you sure it's a Mutillid?
I would have guessed a Pompilid of some variety.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 September, 2012 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Pompilid?
You may be right! I tend to "see" mutillids, because I'm so fond of them. Thank goodness for BG! I've edited the post accordingly, and added a photo of the abdomen.
… Jerry Wilson, 8 September, 2012 - 6:34pm login or register to post comments

 
I could be wrong...
...but I'm thinking something like this:



The experts will let you know if I'm anywhere close. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 September, 2012 - 7:04pm login or register to post comments

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