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Unidentified species of Spider Wasp  Australia,Eamw wasps,Geotagged,Kyeema Conservation Park,Summer Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. It might be in the genus Calopompilus. Calopompilus raptor and Calopompilus irritabilis are similar, but I'm not certain if either is a match. Posted one year ago
    1. My image shows orange brown antennas. Found no image but some text about Calopompilus aurifrons having reddish antennas.
      Text for Female. Length 12 lines [25 mm]. — Black: the face covered with fine short golden pubescence ; the antennae, clypeus, palpi and mandibles reddish-yellow, the tips of the femora, tibiae, tarsi and wings of the same colour ; the first recurrent nervure entering the second submarginal cell at one-third from its apex ; the apical margins of the wings have a narrow fuscous border ; the thorax clothed above with short black velvety pubescence ; metathorax short, truncate, and transversely rugose-striate, the striation strongest at the sides ; the posterior tibiae strongly serrated exteriorly, the anterior pairs spinose. Abdomen : the first segment and basal half of the second black, with very short black pubescence, the apical half of the second and the whole of the following segments clothed with short golden pubescence ; beneath smooth and shining, the margins of the segments rufo-piceous. Hab. Australia. (It is the only text about reddish antennae I could find but no image )
      Posted one year ago, modified one year ago
      1. That sounds promising for an ID. The legs and antennae aren't really a match for the species I mentioned, which was the problem. Posted one year ago

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Uploaded Jan 28, 2024. Captured Jan 22, 2024 11:24 in PMPJ+6C Kyeema SA, Australia.
  • Canon EOS 650D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/512s
  • ISO800
  • 109mm