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The Hatchet Wasp (genus Szepligetiella), belong to the family Evaniidae, a group of wasps (also known as flag wasps), of which there are around 40 species.

The Hatchet Wasps have a long thin waist and a flatish abdomen that moves up and down as they walk, resembling a flag or hatchet.

Pictures is the Hatchet Wasp, also known as the Red-bodied Hatchet Wasp.

Hatchet Wasp (Szepligetiella sp), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hatchet Wasp (Szepligetiella sp), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hatchet Wasp (Szepligetiella sp), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hatchet Wasp (Szepligetiella sp), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hatchet Wasp (Szepligetiella sp), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hatchet Wasp (Szepligetiella sp), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hatchet Wasp (Szepligetiella sp), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hatchet Wasp (Szepligetiella sp), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hatchet Wasp (family Evaniidae, genus Szepligetiella), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hatchet Wasp (family Evaniidae, genus Szepligetiella), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hatchet Wasp (family Evaniidae, genus Szepligetiella), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hatchet Wasp (family Evaniidae, genus Szepligetiella), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Superfamily: Evanioidea
  • Family: Evaniidae
  • Genus:
    • Acanthinevania Bradley, 1908
    • Brachygaster Leach, 1815
    • Evania Fabricius, 1775
    • Szepligetiella Bradley, 1908

Footnote & References

  1. Hatchet Wasps, Geraldton Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
  2. Hatchet wasps, Australian Museum, https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/hatchet-wasps/
  3. Evaniidae, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/8a632a9a-0847-4c74-a2e6-960770068324
  4. Hatchet Wasps (Family Evaniidae), iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/199595-Evaniidae

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