Maryland Biodiversity Project - Pelecinid Wasp (Pelecinus polyturator)

Pelecinid Wasp Pelecinus polyturator (Drury, 1773)

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Hymenoptera > Family Pelecinidae > Genus Pelecinus Pelecinid Wasp - Pelecinus polyturator - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/11693

Fairly distinctive. Glossy black wasp with long, attenuated abdomen and swollen hind legs.

There are 34 records in the project database.

A female Pelecinid Wasp in Washington Co., Maryland (8/26/2013). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Pelecinid Wasp in Harford Co., Maryland (8/22/2016). Determined by Aaron Hunt. Photo by Shannon Schade. (MBP list)

Pelecinid Wasp in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/14/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

A Pelecinid Wasp in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/29/2019). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

A female Pelecinid Wasp in Harford Co., Maryland (7/6/2014). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A female Pelecinid Wasp in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/31/2011). Verified by Larry de March/BugGuide. Photo by Rod Burley. (MBP list)

A Pelecinid Wasp in Harford Co., Maryland (7/27/2019). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A female Pelecinid Wasp in Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/24/2014). Photo by Jonathan Willey. (MBP list)

Pelecinid Wasp in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/15/2019). (c) sanctalucia, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by sanctalucia via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Pelecinid Wasp in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/31/2014). Photo by Mike Ostrowski. (MBP list)

Pelecinid Wasp in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/15/2019). (c) sanctalucia, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by sanctalucia via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Pelecinid Wasp in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/29/2021). (c) John Switzer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Switzer via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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