BraconidaeCallibracon sp
The group of Braconid Wasps are a family of wasps found throughout Australia.
In the family Braconidae they’re currently divided into about 47 subfamilies and over 1,000 genera. There is thought to be over 800 Australian species of the family Braconidae, subfamily Braconinae.
Closely related to the Ichneumonid Wasps, Braconid Wasps parasitise the larvae of many insect groups in a similar way to the Ichneumonid Wasps. Certain species of the genus Callibracon are known to be parasitoids of Eucalyptus Longicorn Beetles, Phoracantha spp.
The Braconid Wasps appear to live in a variety of habitats including urban areas, forests, woodlands and wetlands.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Superfamily: Ichneumonoidea
- Family: Braconidae
- Subfamily: Braconinae
- Genus: Callibracon
Footnote & References
- Braconid Wasps, Geraldton Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
- Braconid wasps, Australian Museum, https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/braconid-wasps/
- Callibracon Ashmead, 1900, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/13e63782-5a0a-4d21-928e-21152d3b4fe4
- Braconid Wasps Family Braconidae, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/63187-Braconidae
- Braconidae, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braconidae
- Australian Polistinae and other Hymenoptera, Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/188453645581988
BraconidaeCallibracon sp
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