Pelecinid Wasp Pelecinus polyturator (Drury, 1773)  
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hymenoptera   >   Family Pelecinidae   >   Genus Pelecinus   

Description:

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

There are 8 records in the project database.

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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)

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

A Pelecinid Wasp in Harford Co., Maryland (7/27/2019). 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 female Pelecinid Wasp in Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/24/2014). Photo by Jonathan Willey. (MBP list)

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


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