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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-2-482851672 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hi Angus, On 13-Aug-07, at 10:48 PM, Angus MacLean wrote: > The last one appears to be a grasshopper. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/1093099965/ The "grasshopper" is really a longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae). It's photographed from below but I'd lay odds on the fact that it is Typocerus v. velutinus (Olivier), a common flower longhorn who larvae feed in various hardwoods including oak. Also, below, are comments from David McCorquodale (who seems to have difficulties in posting to NatureNS). Cheers! Chris > <This appears to a Macroceromys sp. (Xylomyid Family). Flies in > this genus > appear to be all brightly colored. Photographed in Spital Road Pit, > Coldbrook, Kings Co. > > My take on this is a Tenthridinidae, a sawfly. You can see the > 'saw' at the > back end, making this a female. The square head and the broad > connection > between the thorax and abdomen put it in this group of > Hymenoptera. It is > hard to see on this photograph but it should have four wings. Most > big > yellow and black sawflies around here are in the genus _Tenthredo_. > > The sarcophagid and tachinid, yes the family is correct, but past > that is > beyond my ability. Marshall's book has several photos that are > consistent > with each of the two. > > "Wasp sp" > I cannot detect a second pair of wings but it looks like a wasp > including > the thin waist. Photographed in Coldbrook, Kings Co. > > This is a very interesting wasp in the subfamily Astatinae, family > Crabronidae (Sphecidae in many classifications). It is a male > based on the > huge eyes that meet on top of the head. Males use obvious perches > and then > dart after almost anything that flies by. Sometimes it is a female > that > they can connect with. > > My guess is that this is _Astata sp., possibly _unicolor_, based on > distribution, rather than being sure. Perhaps Chris can check if > this > species or any _Dryudella_ (but usually have some red on abdomen) or > _Diploplectron_ (usually thinner) are in the NS Museum collection. _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _. Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6 (902) 424-6435 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _. --Apple-Mail-2-482851672 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Angus,<DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On = 13-Aug-07, at 10:48 PM, Angus MacLean wrote:</DIV><BR = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">The last one appears to be a grasshopper.</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><A = href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/1093099965/">http://www.= flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/1093099965/</A></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><DI= V><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span">The "grasshopper" is really a longhorn beetle = (Cerambycidae). It's photographed from below but I'd lay odds on the = fact that it is <I>Typocerus v. velutinus</I> (Olivier), a common flower = longhorn who larvae feed in various hardwoods including = oak.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Also, below, are comments = from David McCorquodale (who seems to have difficulties in posting to = NatureNS).</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Cheers!</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Chris</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BLOCKQUOTE = type=3D"cite"><DIV><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span"><This appears to = a <I>Macroceromys</I> sp. (Xylomyid Family). Flies in this = genus</SPAN></DIV><DIV>appear to be all brightly colored. Photographed = in Spital Road Pit,</DIV><DIV>Coldbrook, Kings = Co.</DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>My take on this is a Tenthridinidae, a = sawfly.=A0 You can see the 'saw' at the</DIV><DIV>back end, making this = a female.=A0 The square head and the broad connection</DIV><DIV>between = the thorax and abdomen put it in this group of Hymenoptera.=A0 It = is</DIV><DIV>hard to see on this photograph but it should have four = wings.=A0 Most big</DIV><DIV>yellow and black sawflies around here are = in the genus _Tenthredo_.</DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>The sarcophagid and = tachinid, yes the family is correct, but past that is</DIV><DIV>beyond = my ability.=A0 Marshall's book has several photos that are = consistent</DIV><DIV>with each of the two.</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>"Wasp sp"</DIV><DIV>I = cannot detect a second pair of wings but it looks like a wasp = including</DIV><DIV>the thin waist. Photographed in Coldbrook, Kings = Co.</DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>This is a very interesting wasp in the = subfamily Astatinae, family</DIV><DIV>Crabronidae (Sphecidae in many = classifications).=A0 It is a male based on the</DIV><DIV>huge eyes that = meet on top of the head.=A0 Males use obvious perches and = then</DIV><DIV>dart after almost anything that flies by.=A0 Sometimes it = is a female that</DIV><DIV>they can connect = with.</DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span">My guess = is that this is <I>_Astata</I> sp., possibly <I>_unicolor_</I>, based = on</SPAN></DIV><DIV>distribution, rather than being sure. =A0 Perhaps = Chris can check if this</DIV><DIV><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span">species= or any <I>_Dryudella_</I> (but usually have some red on abdomen) = or</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span"><I>_Diploplectron_</I> (usually thinner) are = in the NS Museum collection.</SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><DIV><BR = class