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 Black wasp?
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| orionmystery |
Posted on 21-07-2009 06:21
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Member Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 107 Joined: 03.07.09 |
I shot this black wasp in a park. Length approx 22mm incl the antennae. Location: Malaysia. Click for bigger image. Any ID appreciated. Thanks  |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 26-07-2009 09:51
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I am guessing that it belongs to the family Tiphiidae(from the box-shaped mesonotum and the hairy body). I once had a lot of wasps with a similar structure in malaise trap samples from Western Malaysia 
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| orionmystery |
Posted on 26-07-2009 09:54
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Member Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 107 Joined: 03.07.09 |
Thanks, ChrisR. Yes..i got the same ID too from a local wasp expert cheers! |
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| proctoss |
Posted on 31-07-2009 23:32
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 191 Joined: 12.08.06 |
Yes, Tiphiidae |
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