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A Weevil with two mites

Took over nest of Xylocopa sp. Xylocopas had nests in this log for years.

8-9 individuals. transients. t73a1 and t64a present in encounter

Large mandibles the length of the forelegs, 43mm wingspan with iridescent purple sheen to the wings.

mâle

www.wildbienen.de/eb-oauru.htm

angle of light clearly shows water's surface tension supporting wasp

Size: 2.4cm (without head)

Digitalised from my old amateur collection. It wasn't collected alive, rather found dead with head already missing and a crevice in thoracic region.

Cleptes semiauratus?

Male bee feeding on whitebrush (Aloysia gratissima)and shrubby blue sage (Salvia ballotiflora) at a ranch in Puerto Rico, Texas, Hidalgo Co. Identification by Jack Neff.

Flying low around Salvia rosmarinus.
Collected by me, but identified by Stuart Roberts at the European Bee Course '23.

Is this a Polistes (paper wasp), Robert? :o)

cf. gavarnicus