Identification of Hymenoptera (wasps, bees, ants)

here's what I think after fixing
1. Anthophora borealis

2. Anthophora retusa in green A. monacha

3. Nomia femoralis Pallas male


4. and this case is not Osmia bicolor, was caught on a lumbago recently.

5. and here again I put this "monster" here, I can't even find the rod properly, look again carefully

here's what I think after fixing
1. Anthophora borealis

I will definitely express my thoughts, but probably not immediately. Tomorrow the weather will be fine and I want to catch insects, and then two working days. And then again...

On May 28, 2009, such a monster 3.5-4 cm long flew onto a glazed balcony in the suburbs of Voronezh.

It was isolated in a jar until identification, in order to avoid a showdown with a stunned cat and make sure that this mutant was eligible to stay on the planet. Released after identification. Very scary.

And here near Barnaul, these cattle are very common. VERY!

"No way! - 2 centimeters!... Taken in October.
- And "Galikt" - what is it anyway? "family?"

Are you sure you're not exaggerating the size? I can't remember any male halicts with a red belly 2 centimeters long. Well, maybe a centimeter with a change?

Halictus is a bee of the family Halictidae, the genus Halictus according to the "green" identifier. Now this genus is divided into several genera, but I can't tell the difference from the photo - I need a copy.
In general, when I say "halictus", it means that the bee belongs to one of the four genera-Halictus, Lasioglossum, Evylaeus or Seladonia

 
But as for andrena (10__P12000071.jpg and 10__P12000111.jpg), that is, more photos. That morning there was a terrible wind and no insects were visible at all. Only one of them was sitting on a dandelion tree by the steppe road, clutching it to keep from blowing away. So I managed to take a few shots before we were chased away by a passing car. Unfortunately, the images are quite dark, because it was very overcast.

I finally got to your andrena. Your photo reminds me quite strongly of Andrena thoracica (Fabricius 1775)

here's what I think after fixing
1. Anthophora borealis
2.Anthophora retusa in green A. monacha
3. Nomia femoralis Pallas male
4. and this case is not Osmia bicolor, was caught on a lumbago recently quite
5. and once again I put this "monster" here, I can't even find the rod properly, look again carefully

It is difficult to comment on anthophora. You obviously know better. I can't see half of the required attributes. Given that you have a lot of experience in detecting insects and take the matter very seriously, I hope you're right.
4 - very similar. Osmia is certainly difficult to define, but this species is quite peculiar.
"monster" number 5 is a member of the genus Rophites or Rophitoides. Like you have a male? If 6 sternite is densely pubescent and without a longitudinal keel, then it is Rophitoides. If 6 is sternite in the middle with a longitudinal keel or prong , then Rophites

And what signs do you need to show for anthophores? I deal mainly with beetles, it's just a secondary one for me. As I was told, there are a lot of inaccuracies and errors in green...so sometimes I get confused.
Here's what I can say about this bee. It seems to me that this is either a male Dasypoda or something from Rophites or Rophitoides (I have already visited these species before). But I can't figure out whether the radial cell touches or not the leading edge, it seems to touch, but it is not narrowed.
This species has rather long cheeks. The hind legs are pubescent. The head is also strongly pubescent. The antennae are dark, reddish on the inside. Srednespinka in thick yellowish hairs. Tergites are densely pubescent with yellowish hairs, at the top they form white bands of raised dense hairs. On 5-6 tergites there is an admixture of hard dark raised hairs. 7th tergite in dark raised setae. Sternites are pubescent with long whitish hairs, with long setae attached at the tops. 5-6 sternites are pubescent with golden and dark hairs on the sides, with sparse golden hairs in the middle. The 6th sternite is almost bare with a longitudinal bare strip, but not raised in the form of a keel, and is notched at the top.

Can you tell me who is so big and fat? It's not my photo, but it's interesting. I think I've seen such creatures before, but now I don't remember on what site.
Thank you.

This post was edited by Transilvania - 01.06.2009 14: 56

I believe it is a female red wasp Vespula rufa

If not Dolichovespula norwegica

at our dacha, too, these dark blue beauties are found! I tried to catch it a couple of times, but failed

Once, a long time ago, I saw a xylocope on a flower and thought it was a beautiful beetle.. I grabbed it with my hand.. my arm was paralyzed. I've been leaving all day.

And my friend told me that you can safely catch with your hands,they do not sting...I caught one,but as soon as I saw the sting, I immediately understood

Reactions to bites are purely individual things. Wasps, bees, and bumblebees...

I was stung by a large German wasp in the Crimea, 3 injections in the finger, I remember that the finger was still swollen on the second day

And here near Barnaul, these cattle are very common. Very!

We have in the Crimea are on a twig and 3-7 individuals sit...just a massive year, and north as in our Khartkov-a little,I met this year once 7

  
Here's what I can say about this bee. It seems to me that this is either a male Dasypoda or something from Rophites or Rophitoides (I have already visited these species before). But I can't figure out whether the radial cell touches or not the leading edge, it seems to touch, but it is not narrowed.
This species has rather long cheeks. The hind legs are pubescent. The head is also strongly pubescent. The antennae are dark, reddish on the inside. Srednespinka in thick yellowish hairs. Tergites are densely pubescent with yellowish hairs, at the top they form white bands of raised dense hairs. On 5-6 tergites there is an admixture of hard dark raised hairs. 7th tergite in dark raised setae. Sternites are pubescent with long whitish hairs, with long setae attached at the tops. 5-6 sternites are pubescent with golden and dark hairs on the sides, with sparse golden hairs in the middle. The 6th sternite is almost bare with a longitudinal bare strip, but not raised in the form of a keel, and is notched at the top.

Yes, I was too lazy to get out the boxes, decided to determine by eye and screwed up. It's almost certainly Dasypoda. It is very similar to Dasypoda plumipes in the "green" identifier (as far as I understand, this species is now called Dasypoda hirtipes (Fabricius 1793).

This post was edited by alex 2611-02.06.2009 10: 44

And what signs do you need to show for anthophores? I deal mainly with beetles, it's just a secondary one for me. As I was told, there are a lot of inaccuracies and errors in green...so sometimes I get confused.

Yes, it is difficult to determine the anthophore by "green", but I have not seen anything better.
I also have problems with the definition of anthophores. And the material is not enough and the definition itself is not very satisfying. In general, I have thrown most of my strength at Andren and megahilid, and I am also actively collecting material on nomads at the moment. I don't think I can really help you with the definition of anthophora.
Well, for the anthophora, I need the following signs: how developed are the cheeks, the face in front (coloring and dotted lines), and it would also be nice to have the color of the hind legs and the color of the pubescence of the hind legs. There are often problems with this, you can't tell from the photo - if the back shins are densely pubescent with yellow or red hairs, it is sometimes difficult to make out the color of the shins. And one more thing. I try to clean the hairs of my hind legs and abdominal brush from the pollen collected by bees, but it doesn't always work. And because of this, there are mistakes. Sometimes the pubescence of the hindwing is pure white, and the pollen collected by the bee on the hairs is yellow or even reddish. And the pubescence of the hind legs appears yellow or reddish. You need to look very carefully, and you can't tell from the photo. And you probably already understood that for the definition of anthophores by the" green " determinant, the color of the pubescence of the hind legs is important.

Gentlemen, please look at these creatures. Both were taken on May 29-30 this year, 80 km south of Moscow. For number 1 on the bank of the river - there were quite a lot of them there. Behind number 2-in the garden-I saw only two pieces. To my shame, I can't even identify a family, let alone a species. But it is very interesting from this. Tell me something about them.

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No, Sergey, the bee is wrong. It does not live in flocks, but alone, making nests by gnawing out cavities in wood ( for which it is called the carpenter bumblebee). Generally no use.
I wonder if it really goes that far north? I often visited the Saratov region - I never met it (although I really wanted to). After all, global warming.....

It is common in places in the Saratov region, although in the KK region, near Saratov every year I observe in different places

P.S. Who has been to Saratovskaya, if there are fees for beetles, send the lists by mail to me or in a personal account, I will be very happy and grateful. Thank you in advance!

This post was edited by Alexey Sazhnev - 08.06.2009 14: 05

For about two weeks, I have been observing unusually large hymenoptera (20-25 mm) in different places around the city. I've never seen anything like this before, but now it's kind of massive. According to the photos on the Internet, it turns out that this is most likely a hairy scolia or a steppe scolia (well, very similar). But, reading the characteristics, I concluded that they live alone. And the ones I've seen live in the ground under the stumps (or in the stump itself, but they climb from below) and they're kind of like a family. There are always a few swirling around, like watchmen for bees, and others fly up. Can you tell me who it might be? or is this behavior typical of scolias?
And finally, how aggressive are they and is their bite poisonous?

These are scolias. And in the stumps they look for their prey - larvae of plate-whiskered beetles. They are not aggressive, but they can sting if picked up.

Thank you. A separate question is why they were drawn to the city? I have never seen them here (Ukraine, Zaporozhye), and here only on one site there are 2 crowded places, my daughter's school is swarming, near work too... Assume an influx of these beetles?

Tell me, please, who is this beautiful fly now in the Moscow region over the flowers?
Some have four yellow stripes on the back of the abdomen, while others have three. The wings shimmer dark purple, the whiskers are black. Very beautiful creatures, and very nimble, not very pofotiruesh.

they fly around dry trees and stumps in the morning, but are not seen sitting.
Rostov-on-don.

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Tell me, please, who is this beautiful fly now in the Moscow region over the flowers?
Some have four yellow stripes on the back of the abdomen, while others have three. The wings shimmer dark purple, the whiskers are black. Very beautiful creatures, and very nimble, not very pofotiruesh.

Wasp Family Vespidae, subfamily Eumeninae.
Genus Odynerus ?

they fly around dry trees and stumps in the morning, but are not seen sitting.
Rostov-on-don.

If huge, then scolia is a giant.

Some cool ant got caught today...
In the field, I couldn't take a picture normally, I took it home, but it looks like I ran away...

If huge, then scolia is a giant.

thank you, the length found is 4cm.

Some cool ant got caught today...
In the field, I couldn't take a picture normally, I took it home, but it looks like I ran away...

"Funny ant" - an ant affected by a tick

Help me identify a German woman with blestyanka.
Astrakhan region.

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Thanks! I looked at the pictures here - http://www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/wikig.php?Odynerus
It would be interesting to find these houses of theirs.

Odinerus houses are quite common. A small patch of turf-free land and please. You can't confuse it with anything else. I have repeatedly found their houses on the territory of St. Petersburg.

I recently caught 4 hornets in Moscow, about 5 cm each, and was shocked.

Help me identify a German woman with blestyanka.
Astrakhan region.

blestyanka exactly Trichrysis cyanea

Help me determine if it looks like a rider, and which one? Flew into the light.
Rostov region

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spangleweed: Trichrysis cyanea

Thank you very much!
something is missingthanks to me

Welcome to the community! I'm not an entomologist, I'm a beekeeper. In the apiary area, various unknown monsters fly, like the above-mentioned xylocope (I now found out what this creature is called). In my area (Lysogorsky, Saratov region) a lot of such flies.
Anyone can offend bees, so I would like to know who is the enemy, who is neutral.
Please do not refuse to help. Yesterday our cat in the apiary flew down some monster. Apparently someone from the os family? And hornets, for example, for bees - enemies of enemies. For clarity, I attached a ruler.
What is the creature in the picture? Please tell me!

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Scolia maculata wasp. It does not touch bees, but preys on larvae of plate-whiskered beetles (mainly rhinoceroses).

Welcome to the community! I'm not an entomologist, I'm a beekeeper. In the apiary area, various unknown monsters fly, like the above-mentioned xylocope (I now found out what this creature is called). In my area (Lysogorsky, Saratov region) a lot of such flies.
Anyone can offend bees, so I would like to know who is the enemy, who is neutral.
Please do not refuse to help. Yesterday our cat in the apiary flew down some monster. Apparently someone from the os family? And hornets, for example, for bees - enemies of enemies. For clarity, I attached a ruler.
What is the creature in the picture? Please tell me!

I apologize. How long ago did beekeepers become non-entomologists? You can also say that you are not a hymenopterologist.

This is a single GIANT wasp (Scolia maculata)

I sincerely thank those who responded! Please delete the previous post - I didn't know that guests can reply to the topic (I didn't go under the nickname).