Spotted Spider Wasp
S3, profile
Red-antennae Spotted Spider Wasp
S1, Female, dorsal
| Spotted Spider Wasp S3, profile | | Red-antennae Spotted Spider Wasp S1, Female, dorsal | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Ant Bee Wasps (Hymenoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Tarantula-hawk Wasp (Wasp: Pompilidae: Pepsini) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Spotted Spider Wasp (Calopompilus sp ES01) | ||||
| This Photo: | S2, posterior | ||||
Thank you Sam Gordon for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Estimated between ~10mm & ~15mm. Comparing to the current descriptions: Not C. affectata; two basal segments of the abdomen ferruginous. Not C. auropilosellus; clothed with golden pubescence. Not C. defensor; wings ferruginous. Not C. irritabilis; extreme apex of the anterior tibiae and joints of the tarsi, as well as the apex of the intermediate tibiae, ferruginous - I can only see the anterior tarsi being ferruginous. Not C. molestus; antennae ferruginous. Not C. nugenti; the second joint of the flagellum is distinctly longer than the third Not C. opimus; 2nd flagella is rather shorter than the 3rd. Not C. ornatipennis; legs ferruginous. C. raptor; I suspect not? wings dark fuscous. Possibly too large? C. viduatus; Maybe ? Nothing that I understand about the description knocks it out. Size seems better. | |||||
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