BraconidaeAustralospathius sp Callibracon sp
The genus Callibracon, in the family Braconidae, are an interesting looking wasp that are known to be parasitoids of Eucalyptus Longicorn Beetles, Phoracantha spp.
The Braconid Wasp pictured here was hanging about on a Acacia trunk at Bellbird Grove, Enoggera Reservoir in Queensland.
- 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 (Callibracon sp), Enoggera Reservoir QLD © Iskander Kaliananda
- Genus Callibracon, iskander72, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/201240397
- 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/Callibracon
- Genus Callibracon, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/202122-Callibracon
- Callibracon, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callibracon
- Australian Polistinae and other Hymenoptera, Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/188453645581988
BraconidaeAustralospathius sp Callibracon sp
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