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Common Name:
Crabronid Wasp

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Infraorder: Aculeata
Superfamily: Apoidea
Family: Crabronidae
Subfamily: Bembicinae
Tribe: Gorytini
Species:
Psammaletes mexicanus

Hodges No:

Location:
Windsor Terrace
Brooklyn, NY
USA

Date: 8/7/05

Stage: Adult
Sex:
Notes: ID by Dr. John Ascher and confirmed by Dr. Matthias Buck. (Prey - Anormenis chloris?)

Psammaletes mexicanus Crabronidae
Crabronid Wasp
Identifications represent best guesses on my part and are not intended to be authoritative.
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