Sighting 4372356
Sericophorus sp. (genus)
Sand wasp at Acton, ACT
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| Sericophorus sp. (genus) | KimPullen | 15 May 2021 | |
| Crabroninae (subfamily) | MichaelMulvaney | 15 May 2021 | |
| Unverified | Roger | 18 Feb 2021 |
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I have no idea what this bee is, an ID would be appreciated.
3 comments
18 Feb 2021
It is a wasp, but I don't have a more specific suggestion off the top of my head.
19 Feb 2021
Hi Michael, for me difficult to tell them apart, the colours are very similar to a native bee without the hairs and different colour antenna.
19 Feb 2021
All five segments of the hind tarsus are similar in width. In every bee that I can think of, the first (proximal) segment is distinctly wider than the subsequent ones. If we could see it, wing venation would also be a great help, but I admit that I am probably also relying on the fact that it is unlike any bee species that I know of. The fact that the lateral lobes of the pronotum do not reach back to the tegulae and the absence of a petiolate gaster suggest it is in the Crabronidae (where arguably the bees belong) but I am not sufficiently familiar with genera like Pison, Tachysphex or any of the others to know just where it belongs.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107532-35.276435
- Altitude 554.8m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Feb 2021 09:49 AM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Roger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Sericophorus sp. (genus)
Species information
- Sericophorus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Sand wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 619.2m Recorded at altitude
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