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Parnopes fulvicornis Cameron
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Parnopes fulvicornis
R. M. Bohart and L. S. Kimsey, 1982 · 9
Parnopes fulvicornis

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Parnopes fulvicornis
R. M. Bohart and L. S. Kimsey, 1982 · 9
Parnopes fulvicornis
Parnopes fulvicornis, head
R. M. Bohart L. S. Kimsey, 1982 · 1
Parnopes fulvicornis, head

Parnopes fulvicornis
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Parnopes fulvicornis
Parnopes fulvicornis, tail
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Parnopes fulvicornis, tail
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Taken from: R. M. Bohart and L. S. Kimsey. 1982. A Synopsis of the Chrysididae in America North of Mexico.

Parnopes fulvicornis fulvicornis Cameron (Figs. 474 475)

Parnopes fulvicornis Cameron 1888:466. Holotype female, Presidio, Mexico (BMNII). Parnopes westcottii Melander and Brues 1902:39. Lectotype male, California (repository unknown). Parnopes diadema Viereck 1904:245. Holotype female, Florence, Arizona (ANSP). Parnopes taeniata Viereck 1904:245. Holotype female, e. Washington (ANSP).

Discussion: Although similar to excurvatus, fulvicornis can be distinguished by the dense silvery setae on the face and V-shaped brow (fig. 475). This is the commonest and most widely distributed species of Parnopes. Most desert specimens tend to have strong reddish background color, which is most pronounced in females. Specimens from increasingly wet and humid areas are more blue or green with less red. Body length is 5-8 mm but averages about 6.5.

Hosts: Reported as a parasite of Microbembex aurata J. Parker (actually M. nigrifrons Provancher) by G. Bohart and MacSwain (1940) and tentatively as a parasite of M. monodonta (Krombein 1958).

Material examined: 121 males, 315 females including type.

Distribution: UNITED STATES: Idaho, California, Oregon, Iowa, Nevada, Oklahoma, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas; MEXICO: Baja California, Chihuahua, Veracruz, Morelos, Onaca, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Sonora; GUATEMALA; CANADA: British Columbia, Ontario. Collection dates are March through September.

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