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Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

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Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae)
Parasitic wasps (numerous families)
Potter wasps (Vespidae, Eumeninae)
Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae)
Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae)
Spider wasps (Pompilidae)
Other wasps
Velvet Ants (Mutillidae)

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KylieWaldon wrote:
24 Jan 2025
good to know. TYVM SimoneC :)
Ichneumonidae (family)
SimoneC wrote:
23 Jan 2025
The ovipositor is too long for Glabridorsum stokesii, and the white ring around the eyes does go all the way around. There are a lot of parasitic wasps that look a bit like this
Ichneumonidae (family)
KylieWaldon wrote:
23 Jan 2025
THanks Helen and Michael. It was memorable.
Ichneumonidae (family)
SimoneC wrote:
22 Jan 2025
Hi Kylie, I think this is a duplicate posting, could you delete it, thanks Simone
Unidentified Wasp (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)
SimoneC wrote:
22 Jan 2025
Not quite a match to I. rufus based on Quicke 1991 https://journals.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17740/41_complete.pdf
Iphiaulax sp. (genus)

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