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Bembecinus sp. (genus)

2 A sand wasp at Acton, ACT

Bembecinus sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT - 31 Dec 2020
Bembecinus sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT - 31 Dec 2020
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Identification history

Bembecinus sp. (genus) 1 Jan 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) bicingulatum 31 Dec 2020 Roger

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User's notes

The bees on this single bush (Maireana sedifolia) were in 2 clusters at the Red Centre ANBG

4 comments

   31 Dec 2020
They are wasps, not bees.
Roger wrote:
   1 Jan 2021
Thanks Michael, we had problems with the id as you can see
   1 Jan 2021
Can I suggest Bembecinus hirtulus as a possibility. They broadly fit Smith's original description and Evans & Matthews (1971) reported finding the species in the ACT along the Murrumbidgee River.
Roger wrote:
   1 Jan 2021
Thank you very much Michael. As there doesn't seem to be any images on ALA or iNaturalist it is obviously hard to get a positive ID

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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 31 Dec 2020 09:51 AM Recorded on
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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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