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Spider-hunting wasp side view Fall,Geotagged,South Africa,hymenoptera,south africa,wasps Click/tap to enlarge

Spider-hunting wasp side view

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  1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Spider-hunting wasp? This one is proving difficult to identify but I think it is Episyron histrio as it matches the description in the 'Field Guide to Insects of South Africa'. However, their photo is not very clear and I am struggling to find another with a better picture of the head. Fall,Geotagged,Hymenoptera,South Africa,south africa,wasps
     Posted 11 years ago
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    WildFlower
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    I don't know if that makes a diference or not, but there is a white segment near the tail end and a white stripe along the eye that I cannot see on the reference photo from the guide. There are other species of the same genus in South Africa, but they are not described.
    http://www.waspweb.org/Vespoidea/Pompilidae/Pompilinae/Episyron/Episyron_histrio.htm
    http://www.waspweb.org/Vespoidea/Pompilidae/Pompilinae/Episyron/index.htm     Posted 11 years ago
    1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
      Claire Hamilton
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      Yes I did notice that and that is basically what is causing the problem. I did see one photo which looked identical (which I now cannot find!) which identified is as a questionable polistis fuscatus, but these are only in America and other photos are not the same. Waspweb I did not find very helpful. I will try some local experts and hope! Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago

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Uploaded Jun 8, 2014. Captured Jun 8, 2014 14:24 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.