Anoplius nigerrimus
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| Anoplius nigerrimus | |
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| Anoplius nigerrimus preserved specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Pompilidae |
| Genus: | Anoplius |
| Species: | A. nigerrimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anoplius nigerrimus (Scopoli, 1763) | |
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Anoplius nigerrimus is a species of spider wasp, or pompilid, and is the type species of the genus Anoplius.[1]
They are mostly black and the females are 6–8 mm long while males measure 5–8 mm. This species may be distinguished from the related A. caviventris and A. concinnus by the triangular rather than quadrilateral third submarginal cell of the forewing and the shorter setae, or hairs, on the thorax and abdomen.[2]
Distribution
A. nigerrimus is a Holarctic species found from Northern and Central Europe eastwards across Asia to the Pacific Coast and in North America from the Yukon[3] to Newfoundland.[4] It is widespread in Great Britain and Ireland.[5]
