Identification of Hymenoptera (wasps, bees, ants)

The first three images are the bumblebee-cuckoo Psithyrus sp.
And three times-yes, it transfers pollen, but not on the lower legs, I'm on the first segment of the legs, in the so-called "basket"

God be with you, just the back shin is specialized for carrying the leg-collecting pollen. The first segment of the legs is also used for collecting it, especially in honey bees, but the main organ for this is the flattened hind legs, which have a number of long curved hairs on the sides that hold a lump of collected pollen.

2 alex 2611
I also immediately thought of rupestris, but when I looked in my collections, I saw that my copies did not have a light band in front of the middle back. Are these mb
variations? Although who else among the cuckoos is there with an orange backside?

Dear colleagues! Please help me with the definition of vespid from the southern part of Kazakhstan.

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I also immediately thought of rupestris, but when I looked in my collections, I saw that my specimens did not have a light sash in front of the mid-spine. Are these mb
variations? Although who else among the cuckoos is there with an orange backside?

This of course is all good
But in the 4th picture, who is it? Isn't he? Or some lapidarius or pomorum?

And as for P. rupestris, there are no bandages on the Internet in the photos at all
photo 1, so it is with the 1st one photo 2, and generally with 2 photo 3,
so that... female-male, age, seasonal or geographic races?

This post was edited by kut - 30.11.2007 13: 33

This of course is all good  
But in the 4th picture, who is it? Isn't he? Or some lapidarius or pomorum?

And as for P. rupestris, there are no bandages on the Internet in the photos at all
photo 1, so it is with the 1st one photo 2, and generally with 2 photo 3,
so that... female-male, age, seasonal or geographic races?

In the 4th picture, not Psithyrus, but Bombus. In principle, it looks like lapidarius.
As for P. rupestris, in my collections all specimens of P. rupestris have a light band on the pronotum. However, in my specimens, the band is less distinct (paler).
As for your references, they once again convince me that the definition of photos is extremely unreliable. You can give me a rough idea, but no one will give you any guarantees. A copy to the studio - it will be possible to say for sure.
The same can be said for Mylabris about its os photos. The genus Polistes, and there-fuck knows... I would like to turn the copies in my hands...

This post was edited by alex 2611-01.12.2007 16: 30

I fully support the previous speaker
Most of all, the object looks like B. lapidarius (Psithyrus and cuckoos do not collect pollen, but use the reserves of their host, they do not have these devices on their hind legs - compare with the previous photos).
For a sure definition, you need a series of photos from different angles so that everything is clear. the diagnostic signs were clearly visible. And so-there are always doubts about the correctness with varying degrees of probability

Moscow region, Ramenskiy district, June 22

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It reminds me of a male of the genus Macropis (Melittidae). I wonder what size the bee is. Are there any other photos? It would be nice to see the unfolded wings, abdomen and face (front view). Then I would have been more precise.

It reminds me of a male of the genus Macropis (Melittidae). I wonder what size the bee is. Are there any other photos? It would be nice to see the unfolded wings, abdomen and face (front view). Then I would have been more precise.

The dimensions are about 1 cm. There are three snapshots, but they duplicate this one.

This post was edited by gumenuk - 12/19/2007 22: 19

June 22, Moscow region

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I also have something similar. Is this it (in the sense of Macropis)?


This post was edited by barry - 12/19/2007 22: 57

Maybe someone will be able to identify my bumblebees/cuckoos/bees? If you need images of specific parts to do this, say I'll take pictures. Thank you very much in advance.

592. Western Siberia, Omsk region, subtaiga zone, June 10, 2007


594. Western Siberia, Omsk region, forest-steppe zone, May 12, 2007


596. Western Siberia, Omsk region, forest-steppe zone, May 11, 2007


598. Western Siberia, Omsk region, forest-steppe zone, May 30, 2007


600. Western Siberia, Omsk region, forest-steppe zone, May 16, 2007


602. Western Siberia, Omsk region, forest-steppe zone, May 16, 2007


604. Western Siberia, Omsk region, subtaiga zone, June 2, 2007


606. Western Siberia, Omsk region, subtaiga zone, June 21, 2007


608. Western Siberia, Omsk region, forest-steppe zone, June 21, 2007


611. Western Siberia, Omsk region, steppe zone, July 27, 2007


614. Western Siberia, Omsk region, forest-steppe zone, April 24, 2007


616. Western Siberia, Omsk region, steppe zone, July 27, 2007

This post was edited by Konung-12/20/2007 18: 48

2 gumenuk
P_A008761.jpg-burrowing wasp Cerceris sp., possibly C. rybyensis L.

I also have something similar. Is this it (in the sense of Macropis)?

Alas, definitely not Macropis. If I figure out what it is , I'll write.

Maybe someone will be able to identify my bumblebees/cuckoos/bees? If you need images of specific parts to do this, say I'll take pictures. Thank you very much in advance.

614 and 616 are bees from the genus Andrena. 614 I will determine for sure. I'll look at my weekend training camps. I've seen one somewhere...

The dimensions are about 1 cm. There are three snapshots, but they duplicate this one.

Exactly Macropis. If there was a female , I would have determined up to the species.

Maybe someone will be able to identify my bumblebees/cuckoos/bees? If you need images of specific parts to do this, say I'll take pictures. Thank you very much in advance.

If no one answers before me , I'll try to think about bumblebees over the weekend. But I'm not really with them.

to Konung
Bee 614 reminds me of Andrena thoracica F. I would also like to see a larger abdomen (dotted pattern) and a view from below and from the side....

The previous message is me.
Unregistered. Forgot. Old steel - sclerosis completely tortured.

alex 2611-thank you! I'll take pictures of the abdomen and post them soon.

alex 2611-thank you! I'll take pictures of the abdomen and post them soon.

Yes, I completely forgot. What is the size of this bee? If I'm right , it's pretty big. More than a centimeter, somewhere under 15 mm.

Maybe someone will be able to identify my bumblebees/cuckoos/bees? If you need images of specific parts to do this, say I'll take pictures. Thank you very much in advance.

592-similar to Bombus lucorum, but it seems there are similar species.
594-very similar to B. hypnorum
598-somewhat similar to B. pratorum, but I have serious doubts
600-Psithyrus bohemicus ????
604 - Psithyrus vestalis ???? I'm probably lying.....

I warn you right away: you should not trust my definitions of bumblebees, there are probably errors. This is more of a hint - in which direction to look.

About the bee-yes, it is quite large about 15-20 mm on the body.
Thank you for the bumblebees too! Can someone else tell me about them?..

These riders were filmed in the Moscow region. Help with the definition.

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N_A011560.jpg — (120.75к)

Help me determine the OS. All taken in the Moscow region.

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O_A015308.jpg — (79.81к)

O_A015308 Wasp of the genus Polistes.
O_A012799 Like also Polistes?

O_A012577.jpg — something from Crabronidae?

O_A012577.jpg — something from Crabronidae?

Thanks for the tip. If I'm not mistaken, this is the famous fly hunter - Mellinus arvensis

Thanks for the tip. If I'm not mistaken, this is the famous fly hunter - Mellinus arvensis

Exactly. Mellinus arvensis. I didn't immediately know how I got there....

This post was edited by alex 2611-07.01.2008 21: 25

2 gumenuk

N_A007663.jpg -this is Opheltes glaucopterus L. (Ichneumonidae, Ctenopelmatinae) - a parasite of mace-whiskered sawflies from the genus Cimbex
N_A011560.jpg — still the same Ophion sp. (p/sem. Ophioninae), repeatedly already flashed on the forum. I can't tell you more precisely from the photo.

O_A012577.jpg-Mellinus arvensis (L.) - correct. Collects flies from sem. Tabanidae, Syrphidae, Muscidae, Calliphoridae and Tachinidae, and they take revenge on him for this by parasitizing his larvae (Macronychia griseola Fall. and Sphecapata conica Fall. from Sarcophagidae)

This post was edited by IchMan - 09.01.2008 18: 49

2 Konung
I'm not a big expert on apids, so I don't give any guarantees, but still
592-I agree with alex2611, it looks like B. lucorum (L.)
594-B. hypnorum (L.) - yes.
596-reminds me of B. schrencki F. Mor.
598 - it's not B. pratorum - it has a shield yellow-M. B. B. sylvarum (L.)?
602-B. hortorum (L.)
It is better, of course, to find a specialist (there are not so few bumblebees) and present all the material in kind, and not in the photo. All these bandages of colored hairs, it happens, vary, in addition, an important diagnostic feature in bumblebees is the length of the cheek-and here this is not seen

I will try to help with vespids from Kazakhstan, - in the first photo male Polistes Polistes sp. , in the second photo - Polistes dominulus Christ., in the third-not completely sure, but apparently also Polistes dominulus Christ. - another variation of color ,on the fourth - very similar to Polistes biglumis. Wasps from the Moscow region - on the second male Polistes sp., on the third lower - Polistes nimpha Christ.

People! I will be very grateful if you can help me identify the following insects (family, pliz, also specify)!

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pereponchatokriloe1.jpg — (53к)


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pereponchatokriloe4.jpg — (80.89к)


rojuschaja_osa1.jpg — (62.3к)


rojuschaja_osa2.jpg — (90.06к)


pchela1.jpg — (31.55к)


pchela2.jpg — (65.42к)

to VBoris
, it doesn't seem to me that most of these objects can be identified from the photo to the view, at least for me, so here are the families, all in order:

1 - not a rider, but a sawfly Tenthredinidae
2-Ichneumonidae, possibly n / sem. Cryptinae
3 - Tenthredinidae
4 - Braconidae
5 - Ichneumonidae, п/сем. Campopleginae
6, 7-wasps, but not burrowing, but traveling (Pompilidae, 6-resembles the genus Anoplius, but I'm not an expert)
8-9-Alex 2611 (his favorite bees) will say better, but I don't have a collection and books at hand right now, and I don't want to guess.

Prematurely agree with IchMan: before the species in the photo is not very serious
Yet:
6,7 really resembles Anoplius viaticus
8-Andrena, if photographed in the spring, then probably Andrena clarkella
9 - some kind of halictus (according to the" green " determinant of the genus Halictus, according to modern ideas of the genus Halictus, Lasioglossum or Evylaeus), well, it resembles a bit of Lasioglossum leucozonium or Lasioglossum zonulum, but I can't say for sure.

IchMan, Alex 2611, thank you so much!

Please help me identify the village of Kozin, Kiev region. Thank you in advance

sorry for the quality of the photo

Help with the webbing... at least to the family.

1-09.08.2007 Kharkiv


2-23.08.2007 Crimea


3-03.08.2007 Kharkiv


4-05.08.2007 Kharkiv


5-07.08.2007 Kharkiv


This post was edited by barry - 01.03.2008 01: 05

Please help me identify the village of Kozin, Kiev region. Thank you in advance

This is the spider hunter burrowing wasp Sceliphron destillatorium Illiger

To barry:
1-similar to a burrowing wasp from the genus Tachysphex
2-family. Eumenidae - looks like Ancistrocerus parietum L., but not the fact...
3-Unfortunately, wing venation and many other things are still not visible . There are no other angles? What size is the beast? Something southern, unfamiliar to me, m. b. Tiphia or Myrmosa? Look for pictures on the web of primitive Aculeata-maybe there is something similar
to 4-Cerceris ?quadricincta Pz.
5 - Cerceris ?rybiensis L.

To barry:
1-similar to a burrowing wasp from the genus Tachysphex
2-family. Eumenidae - looks like Ancistrocerus parietum L., but not the fact...
3-Unfortunately, wing venation and many other things are still not visible . There are no other angles? What size is the beast? Something southern, unfamiliar to me, m. b. Tiphia or Myrmosa? Look for pictures on the web of primitive Aculeata-maybe there is something similar
to 4-Cerceris ?quadricincta Pz.
5 - Cerceris ?rybiensis L.

Thanks! On the 3rd frame mass, now I'll pick up something... what exactly is needed? Wings, face? The size is typical for primitive bees, slightly smaller than usual, probably about 12-15 mm. (I don't remember exactly - it was in the summer).