Identification of Hymenoptera (wasps, bees, ants)

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25.05.2012 12:59, Кархарот

this is not a single one,there are many of them, so
there are a lot of them and they fly right in the yard where children play,they fly mostly closer to the ground,and all in one place,somehow afraid for the child.
I specifically caught one of them to find out about them,and if possible ask around

This is a giant scolia, the largest of the wasp-like animals, but it is absolutely not dangerous, since it never attacks people. The insect is a parasite of the larvae of the rhinoceros beetle. Females (they are larger and have a yellow head) have a sting, but the venom is very weak compared to ordinary wasps and bees, and it can only sting if it is specially taken with your hands.

In your photo, the male has no stinger at all, only denticles at the end of the abdomen. And a lot of them fly in one place, because there, in the ground, there are cocoons of females, the appearance of which they are waiting for.

So you don't have to be afraid of them. Moreover, this wasp is protected in many regions, so it is not only unnecessary and unethical to destroy it, but also prohibited by law.

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26.05.2012 13:22, IchMan

I think Therion circumflexum,but I can't understand the difference between males and females in this species:
http://www.naturspaziergang.de/Schlupfwesp...ircumflexum.htm

It's definitely not Therion, most likely something from Erigorgus? I do not exclude Aphanistes, because I do not remember anomalonin. The general habit of all serpovokas , as representatives of the subfamily are called in Russian, is quite similar. It is necessary to drive by the key.
Females have an ovipositor, usually protruding beyond the end of the abdomen (sometimes much, as in xylophage parasites), while males usually have only aedeagus paramers at the top of the metasome. Compare your photo with the ones shown here

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