http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/ BWARS Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:56:29 GMT Chitra Shanker http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4298 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4298 YEs, the photo was taken in Anantagiri forest of Andhra Pradesh India. THank you for the ID. Chitra ... YEs, the photo was taken in Anantagiri forest of Andhra Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:23:08 GMT johnkinsey92 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4297 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4297 Hello everyone, This summer in Hungary I watched a wasp, (which as a novice, I believe may be one of the Pompilidae) build several cigar shaped clay cells, Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:53:42 GMT Lynne Berry http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4296 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4296 Thank you Martin. I am going to set myself the challenge of identifying and recording all the Bees, wasps and Ants I come across in my garden and at my Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:06:07 GMT Stuart Roberts http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4295 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4295 These are south east Asian species -and this pic is from India! S ... Stuart Roberts Chairman BWARS www.bwars.com ________________________________ From: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:46:21 GMT Adrian http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4294 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4294 Stuart has confirmed my initial suspicion that this photo was not taken in this country - from where did it originate? Adrian Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:27:40 GMT Stuart Roberts http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4293 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4293 It's a species of Ceratina in the C. hieroglyphica group I think. ... Stuart Roberts Chairman BWARS www.bwars.com ________________________________ From: Chitra Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:15:45 GMT Chitra Shanker http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4292 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4292 Hi This photo was taken by my friend . Can you please identify this somebody CHitra 1 of 1 Photo(s) [image: Cyanthillium cinereum (Ash Fleabane) I2 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:14:49 GMT Alan Phillips http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4291 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4291 Looks like a species of Dolichovespula, and my tentative guess would be Dolichovespula sylvestris. The colouring is slighty strange - could it have been dead a Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:39:25 GMT jon.mortin http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4290 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4290 Can anyone tell me what this is - photos in "jon's wasps" album. I found it dead indoors in Derbyshire last week. Doesn't match anything in my id guides. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:29:30 GMT kitenet http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4289 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4289 Lynne, Don't know if you are a member of BWARS, but if you join you'll get a free Members Handbook that includes lots of info on identification guides and Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:53:59 GMT andymjukes http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4288 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4288 sorry guys, it appears that i haven't editted my account to reflect some changes to my contact details. The email you should use if you need to is: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:50:02 GMT andymjukes http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4287 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4287 Hi all, I am looking at Andrena nigrospina in south staffs and trying to find out a bit more about the bee. The site (highgate common) is a lowland heath Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:38:54 GMT logan.berry@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4286 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4286 Thank you for all that information. It really helps to know the specifics to look for. Can anyone recommend a good identification guide book for beginners Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:54:42 GMT Adrian http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4285 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4285 Further to Stuart's reply, one can eliminate the wasp Genus Dolichovespula on account of the small malar space in the photo specimen. This is the yellow gap Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:50:35 GMT Stuart Roberts http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4284 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/message/4284 Hornets are wasps (albeit whacking great big ones!). The pic is of  a male Vespula Cheers, Stuart   ... Stuart Roberts Chairman BWARS www.bwars.com Hornets