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Black and Orange Spider Wasp - Ageniella arcuata
Copyright © 2014 Yurika Alexander

Black and Orange Spider Wasp - Ageniella arcuata
Atco, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
June 27, 2014
Size: 10mm?
Found on winged sumac leaf. Prey was female Striped Lynx (Oxyopes salticus).

[Edit] First image from New Jersey.
Contributed by Yurika Alexander on 27 June, 2014 - 5:07pm
Last updated 26 October, 2017 - 2:47pm

Moved
Moved from Ageniella.
… Nick Fensler, 26 October, 2017 - 12:10pm

Moved
Moved from Spider Wasps.
… Yurika Alexander, 8 July, 2014 - 5:01pm

Ageniella sp.
The tibial teeth look rather weak so I would venture to say A. semitincta, although the weakness may be due to the angle of the subject so I state that ID with caution.

[EDIT]: Ageniella arcuata seems to be a specialist on Lynx spiders so I am confident enough in that specialization in combination with the visible morphology to call it that species.
… Nick Fensler, 7 July, 2014 - 1:47pm

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