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This is a screen capture from a video of the animal. It was recorded next to petroleum company infrastructure. This site has been identified by people from this company and we are looking to locate the person who took the video. The general area is basically desert with little vegetation. Apparently it is not the first time the species has been seen in the area. I live in Sullana a bit further south and work in and around Talara on conservation.

some info: The Single genus Macronychia comprising 14 species is distributed in Holartic, Neotropic and Oriental (Taiwan) regions. Larvae are inquilines in nests of Sphecoidea (sphecids: (Extemnius cavifrons Thoms.), occasionally in nests of Bombus.
paper (1997): https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/SpixSupp_024_0001-0260.pdf