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Species Auplopus architectus

Pompilid - Auplopus architectus Spider Wasp - Auplopus architectus blue black wasp - Auplopus architectus - female Small spider wasp - Auplopus architectus - female Spider Wasp - Auplopus architectus Wasp with prey - Auplopus architectus - female Looks like Chrysidinae, it was carrying this big object. - Auplopus architectus Auplopus architectus - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily Pompiloidea (Spider Wasps, Velvet Ants and allies)
Family Pompilidae (Spider Wasps)
Subfamily Pepsinae
Tribe Ageniellini (Mud-nesting Spider Wasps)
Genus Auplopus
Species architectus (Auplopus architectus)
Explanation of Names
Auplopus architectus Say, 1836
Size
Female: Forewing 6.0-9.0 mm
Male: Forewing 5.5-7.0 mm
See Also
Auplopus caerulescens
Auplopus nigrellus
Print References
Townes H.K. (1957) Nearctic wasps of the subfamilies Pepsinae and Ceropalinae. U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 209: 1-286 (descriptions, distribution, and keys to species) (Relevant Section)(1)
Internet References
iNaturalist
BOLD Systems
Works Cited
1.Nearctic Wasps of the Subfamilies Pepsinae and Ceropalinae
Henry K. Townes. 1957. Smithsonian Institute Press (Bulletin 209).
Contributed by Nick Fensler on 18 March, 2007 - 2:20am
Additional contributions by Nathaniel Green
Last updated 17 February, 2021 - 7:47pm

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