Identification of Hymenoptera (wasps, bees, ants)

Can I have more?
These bees live in an old quarry (also in the Yaroslavl region).


Like a rider?


Is this some kind of sawfly?

1 photo most resembles a bee from the genus Tetralonia. I would venture to call it
Tetralonia dentata Klug sorry I do not know if there are bees of this species in the Yaroslavl region. I fished much further south, in the Saratov region, in the Leningrad region I never met
2 photos-naezdik-ikhneumon. Sometimes IchMan or Lerth appear on the forum (I apologize in advance if I wrote the nickname incorrectly), they are professionals-most likely they will determine exactly.
3photo - some kind of sawfly (I caught them here) I don't remember any sawfly professionals on the forum, they usually always remain undefined.

Oh, so I would like 2-3 such bees from the old quarry, as in the photo 1

2 - something like Ophion sp.

Oh, so I would like 2-3 such bees from the old quarry, as in photo 1

What do you mean, catch them? I'm a little disappointed here - since the middle of last summer, this quarry began to be developed again,and there were a lot of intertidal horses, bembeks, ammophila, and a lot of other hymenoptera... Oh, I feel sorry for myself - such hunting grounds have been ruined...

PS. I'm new here - I have a couple of questions:
1. how many photos are decent to post at a time, so as not to strain everyone present too much?
2. If I don't post a photo,but only a link to it, the size of the photo doesn't go into my disk limit, right?

This post was edited by alexpine - 04/10/2008 15: 34

 
PS. I'm new here - I have a couple of questions:
1. how many photos are decent to post at a time, so as not to strain everyone present too much?
2. If I don't post a photo,but only a link to it, the size of the photo doesn't go into my disk limit, right?

Velkam!

1. I think 3-5 photos are quite normal, and in length a quarter less than posted before
2. yes, if via a link, then it doesn't go

What wasp, germanica? Moscow.

What wasp, germanica? Moscow.

Ilya. Frankly speaking, it is quite difficult to identify scud - winged wasps from photos.
At the same time, having such a wasp in your hands, it is very easy to determine it using determinants that are quite accessible in Moscow and a desti-fold magnifying glass.
If you really want to determine by photo, then you should take some large good photos. First of all, a photo of the head (front view and side view), a photo of the back (top view and side view), or a photo of the abdomen from above.

2 - something like Ophion sp.

It is a member of the same subfamily (Ophioninae), but a different tribe-Enicospilus sp. These riders are more slender, the apical tergites of the abdomen are darkened, and most importantly-this one has scleritis in the discocubital cell of the forewing, or maybe two-a characteristic feature (but not mandatory) of this genus.

to alexpine
Sawfly from the Yaroslavl region (black with yellow bandages on the abdomen) is very similar to Tenthredo (Tenthredo) vespa Retzius 1783

to REDBOOK
Your rider is a female Ichneumon sp., more precisely, no one can tell from the photo, the genus is very large and difficult to determine.

German wasp Vespula germanica (Fabricius), working specimen.

What kind of bumblebee? Moscow.

Today, on the bank of the reservoir, in an anthill, laziusov (it seems) caught some very interesting ants. They are completely eyeless and rather unusual in appearance. Interested. Experts, who is it? Length 2-3 mm.

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What kind of bumblebee? Moscow.

It reminds me of Bombus lucorum, but I'm not really into bumblebees. still check

Dear Nicrocephalus, could you please take a profile picture of the ant and separate the head?

Today, on the bank of the reservoir, in an anthill, laziusov (it seems) caught some very interesting ants. They are completely eyeless and rather unusual in appearance. Interested. Experts, who is it? Length 2-3 mm.

Similar to these - Ponera coarctata? So it's a ponera.
In your photo, the ant is not so oblong, perhaps it only seems so from above, because its abdomen is bent.

Similar to these - Ponera coarctata? So it's a ponera.
In your photo, the ant is not so oblong, perhaps it only seems so from above, because its abdomen is bent.

Ponera means. I don't even look like our northern ants. Thank you Santa Claus. Only I never thought that poners meet here near Kursk. I thought they were farther south...

Habitus also confuses me. That's why I ask for a profile photo. From above, it looks like a belly and with one stalk, but something on the ponerin does not quite pull. There and among the myrmicinae there are interesting parasitic genera, in which the postpetiolus can also cover the first segment of the stalk at this angle.

Habitus also confuses me. That's why I ask for a profile photo. From above, it looks like a belly and with one stalk, but something on the ponerin does not quite pull. There and among the myrmicinae there are interesting parasitic genera, in which the postpetiolus can also cover the first segment of the stalk at this angle.

At first, I also thought about parasitic myrmicin. There are just some species with small eyes. But aren't they all pale yellow?

The ant whose photo I put up is Ponera coarctata. Thank you for helping with the definition! He looks somewhat atypical in the photo because his belly is bent, as Santa Claus correctly suggested. The eyes are still there, but they are so small that I just didn't notice them when I looked at the ant. I can't take a photo of the head, since I don't have a camera at hand right now, but I found a good profile photo of this ant on the Internet. My ants are completely identical to what can be seen on this photo.
Interestingly, I caught ants on the bank of a reservoir that is constantly heated by the nuclear power plant (in general, this is not even a reservoir, but a cooling pond created specifically for the nuclear power plant). The water in it constantly has an abnormally high temperature (compared to natural reservoirs), and in winter it does not freeze even in the most severe frosts. For example, there is a tropical tilapia fish, which, as far as I know, is native to Africa... We use it to make taranku for beer Whether poners are found in normal conditions (not on the bank of a cooling pond) on the territory of the Kursk region, I do not know.

Such strange (for me) anthills found on the high steppen treeless slopes we have (in the ring of grasshoppers, with cleaning). Ants of the genus Formica! (there are photos, but very small - they look typical). What kind of view? Our myrmecologist threw up his hands, in such biotopes Formica anthills have not met

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Please help me identify two bees. 20.04.2008 Trans-Ili Alatau.

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Another photo shoot with a certain perepon (he will laugh, but again I think it's a wasp). The pictures show how she (he?) drags the caterpillar-victim into the hole.

Mmophila sabulosa (Linnaeus, 1758), a common species, is characterized by rather large size, black thighs and legs, and characteristic pubescence.

Please help me identify two bees. 20.04.2008 Trans-Ili Alatau.

The first bee reminds me of bees from the genus Melecta. If it is large enough (12-15 mm), then most likely it is.
If it were a European species, I would stupidly call it Melecta luctuosa.
I have no literature on the Central Asian fauna at all, and I can't say anything about the species. There are undefined Central Asian bees lying near it... They write that there are up to 60 species of Melecta in the Palearctic, the genus is southern - you should have quite a few species.

Please help me identify two bees. 20.04.2008 Trans-Ili Alatau.

The photo of the second bee is not very successful - even the wing venation I could not really see..
Judging purely by the appearance (in entomology, this path is extremely dangerous), then for some reason I want to call the second bee a male Andrena.
But of course this is nonsense, most likely the subconscious is lying.

Dear Mylabris, if you have the opportunity, please send us more photos of bee colonies. Let me not define it, but at least you will be happy.
I spent half an hour admiring the first bee.

To be honest, I found the first bee already dead at the cliff - this is hinted at by a lagging wing, an elongated proboscis and some kind of parasite at the back of the head. That's why she posed well.

Such strange (for me) anthills found on the high steppen treeless slopes we have (in the ring of grasshoppers, with cleaning). Ants of the genus Formica! (there are photos, but very small - they look typical). What kind of view? Our myrmecologist threw up his hands, in such biotopes Formica anthills have not met

I'm not very good at ants, but could these be Formica pratensis nests?
Our ois build similar anthills

Gentlemen, can you tell me what kind of insect is in the photo?

Turkey, mountains near Antalya, spring 2006.

Gentlemen, can you tell me what kind of insect is in the photo?

Turkey, mountains near Antalya, spring 2006.

It looks like a carpenter bee. But the specific type is difficult to determine.

Yes, this is Xylocopa, rather valga

I just found a bee on the windowsill.
The photo is certainly not so hot, but it can reach the end...



UPD: In general, I caught her Maybe someone will need to...

This post was edited by Bad Den-08.04.2018 20: 35

Maybe Andrena, but I can't be sure

Maybe Andrena, but I can't be sure

Samets ?

Samets ?

Hussar sawyere, yes
About the return - in PM cherknul

Samets ?

Yes, Samets Andren, mountain view

At the request of Alex, I tried to take more pictures of bees on the weekend. I would be very grateful for the definition. Photos taken on 27.04.08, SE Kazakhstan, southern coast of Kapchagai VDHR, loess sagebrush desert.

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These are all Halictidae, we also have a lot of them now. There are many types, and all are similar

This post was edited by Dormidont - 04/28/2008 11: 34

Running on the ground. Beautiful oski earthy, do not know what kind of view ? Reseny 22.04.08

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to Trofim
is similar to a German wasp from the genus Myrmilla, possibly M. cephalica Sichel et Rad. Compare the dimensions (5-8). Parasitizes mainly in stinging hymenoptera.
Look for a photo on the web, and you'll recognize M. B. more accurately.

to Trofim
is similar to a German wasp from the genus Myrmilla, possibly M. cephalica Sichel et Rad. Compare the dimensions (5-8). Parasitizes mainly in stinging hymenoptera.
Look for a photo on the web, and you'll recognize M. B. more accurately.

It is probably worth adding that Lelei in his monograph "German Wasps of the fauna of the USSR and neighboring countries" considers M. cephalica "a junior synonym of M. glabrata (Fabricius, 1775)" .