BraconidaeAustralospathius sp Callibracon sp

The wasp presented here appears to belong to the genus Australospathius, of the subfamily Doryctinae (Doryctine Wasp), and within the Braconidae family of wasps.

Australospathius (genus), Doryctinae (subfamily of the Braconidae), Coffs Harbour NSW © Lachlan Copeland
Australospathius (genus), Doryctinae (subfamily), Coffs Harbour NSW © Lachlan Copeland
Australospathius (genus), Doryctinae (subfamily of the Braconidae), Coffs Harbour NSW © Lachlan Copeland
Australospathius (genus), Doryctinae (subfamily), Coffs Harbour NSW © Lachlan Copeland
Australospathius (genus), Doryctinae (subfamily of the Braconidae), Coffs Harbour NSW © Lachlan Copeland
Australospathius (genus), Doryctinae (subfamily), Coffs Harbour NSW © Lachlan Copeland
Australospathius (genus), Doryctinae (subfamily of the Braconidae), Coffs Harbour NSW © Lachlan Copeland
Australospathius (genus), Doryctinae (subfamily), Coffs Harbour NSW © Lachlan Copeland
Australospathius (genus), Doryctinae (subfamily of the Braconidae), Coffs Harbour NSW © Lachlan Copeland
Australospathius (genus), Doryctinae (subfamily), Coffs Harbour NSW © Lachlan Copeland
Australospathius (genus), Doryctinae (subfamily of the Braconidae), Coffs Harbour NSW © Lachlan Copeland
Australospathius (genus), Doryctinae (subfamily), Coffs Harbour NSW © Lachlan Copeland

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Superfamily: Ichneumonoidea
  • Family: Braconidae
  • Subfamily: Doryctinae
  • Genus: Australospathius

Footnote & References

  1. Australospathius sp, Coffs Harbour NSW © Lachlan Copeland
  2. Many thanks to Michelle Colpus for ID and Phil Warb for additional info, member of Australian Polistinae and other Hymenoptera, Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/188453645581988/
  3. Australospathius Belokobylskij, Iqbal & Austin, 2004, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Australospathius

BraconidaeAustralospathius sp Callibracon sp

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