Käyttäjän cgwilson tunnistukset

Short terminal flagellar segment of antennae. Dark patch of hair on thorax less clipped and bristly than microsticta. Short mandibles don’t overlap. Hairs on inner surface of basitarsus which is normally shiny and hairless.

See previous observation for notes:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/222159680
Voucher specimen collected in 2024 from the same population as specimens taken in 2023, all on deerberry (no maleberry or blueberry flowering at the time either). Several other individuals were photographed in the hand and released to compare features, all seem consistent with each other and with 2023 specimens (though there was some slight variation in T2 pit size, density was about the same), except for pygidial plate internal area, which seems to vary in the extent of a triangular raised area vs an apical median line and basal raised area, with many individuals leaning more towards triangular or something in-between. Photo of the pygidial plate here was from the living specimen before it was collected. Wondering how this compares to other specimens you all might have.