Please can you identify these 2 insects from Kefalonia

Please can you identify these 2 insects from the island of Kefalonia

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30th Jun 2014 20:33:39

I do not know the fauna of Greece but I would suggest that the second critter is Malachius bipustulatus or a similar species.

No idea about the first one though, some kind of hornet mimic or a wasp species I'm completely unaware of??

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