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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Spider Wasps, Velvet Ants and allies (Pompiloidea) » Spider Wasps (Pompilidae) » Pepsinae » Mud-nesting Spider Wasps (Ageniellini) » Auplopus
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Spider wasp? - Auplopus
Copyright © 2004 Richard Leung

Spider wasp? - Auplopus
Springfield, Virginia, USA
September 22, 2004
It looks very similar to the spider wasp (Dipogon sayi) I posted earlier, and this photo was taken just a couple of days later. The wings, however, lack the noticeable black bands that are clearly shown in the other picture.


Any help is appreciated.
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Contributed by Richard Leung on 24 October, 2004 - 10:57pm
Last updated 18 August, 2013 - 8:32pm

Moved
Moved from Spider Wasps.
… Nick Fensler, 18 August, 2013 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

I don't...
know how I missed this. This is Auplopus. Getting to species is usually impossible even with a good photo.
… Nick Fensler, 24 May, 2011 - 1:13pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ageniellini.
… Nick Fensler, 6 July, 2007 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

spider wasp, yes, Dipogon no
Dipogon have long sets of waxy bristles under the head, and they'd be visible in the photo at that angle (if it had them). Can't tell which genus it is, tho.
… Doug Yanega, 2 November, 2005 - 9:14pm login or register to post comments

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