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One North American genus with only one species:
Black wasp with long antennas and an even longer scorpion-like abdomen.
They are parasitoids that lay their eggs directly into grubs of the June beetle ...
The genus Pelecinus is the only living ...
Females are recognized by the extremely long abdomen and swollen hind "ankles."
Thin, shiny black color w/ long abdomen (scorpion like in shape). Short clear ...
Fairly large (about an inch or so), glossy black with wings and exceedingly ...
I wonder if this is a male Pelecinus ...
Pelecinus polyturator es una gran avispa ...
An annual with pinnate leaves, small pinkish flowers and saw-like pods.
Not wasplike. Looks like a black spindly insect with a long curved tail like a ...
Flies like a Dragonfly, but has long antenna and smaller wings. segmented ...
. Pelecinus polyturator occurs from ...
Thinner than other, more common wasps, but much longer, most of this length ...
She may look fierce, but she can't sting you. Her long ovipositor is used to ...
Very long black wasp (approx. 3 inches). The male is much shorter and doesn't ...