1 A parasitic wasp at Evatt, ACT
Identification history
| Aeschylia sp. (genus) | 11 Jul 2020 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unidentified | 2 Feb 2020 | TimL |
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An historical sighting of a very small wasp. Refer also to wasp sighting 4249819.
5 comments
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
4 Feb 2020
Hi Tim
Have you been able to find a genus or family that resembles this one?
Have you been able to find a genus or family that resembles this one?
TimL
wrote:
5 Feb 2020
Hi Michael. Not so far. The insect is not in any of the reference material I have. Will keep searching. Tim
TimL
wrote:
8 Jul 2020
An update on efforts to identify this insect:
Hi Tim
Thank you for your enquiry.
I’m sorry to say but this was beyond us, which I don’t often say. I thought it might have been a sawfly (pergid ) and sent it to one of our entomologists, he said “The waist between the mesosoma and metasoma (abdomen, loosely speaking) means it is not a pergid. I don't recognise it, but with those incredible scapes it should be famous. There is a long list of gall-forming wasps in the family Eurytomidae that look something like that but I could not find one with gigantic scapes like that.”
Scapes are the base of the antennae.
If you happen to capture one, could you send it to us and we can refine our identification.
Sincerely
David Bock
Manager, Search & Discover | Visitor Experience and Education
Australian Museum 1 William Street Sydney NSW 2010 Australia
Hi Tim
Thank you for your enquiry.
I’m sorry to say but this was beyond us, which I don’t often say. I thought it might have been a sawfly (pergid ) and sent it to one of our entomologists, he said “The waist between the mesosoma and metasoma (abdomen, loosely speaking) means it is not a pergid. I don't recognise it, but with those incredible scapes it should be famous. There is a long list of gall-forming wasps in the family Eurytomidae that look something like that but I could not find one with gigantic scapes like that.”
Scapes are the base of the antennae.
If you happen to capture one, could you send it to us and we can refine our identification.
Sincerely
David Bock
Manager, Search & Discover | Visitor Experience and Education
Australian Museum 1 William Street Sydney NSW 2010 Australia
Roger
wrote:
8 Jul 2020
From the reduced venation, large scape and size >5mm, I think it might be Platygasteridae/Sceliotrachelinae - perhaps Platygastoides sp?
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.064215-35.213280
- Places Evatt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Dec 2016 03:10 PM Recorded on
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Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Aeschylia sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A parasitic wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
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