Primeuchroeus sp. (genus)
Cuckoo Wasp at Ainslie, ACT
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| Primeuchroeus sp. (genus) | SimoneC | 4 Dec 2022 | |
| Chrysididae (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 6 Mar 2020 | |
| Chrysididae (family) | jb2602 | 5 Mar 2020 |
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Chrysididae are parasitic wasps so why are the classified under "Other" here?
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21 Aug 2020
Good question, John. Most 'parasitic' wasps are actually parasitoids, and some are bordering on predators. The distinction rests on whether they cause their prey/host to die immediately (predator), later (parasitoid) or not at all (parasite). Since the life histories are mostly poorly known, it would be better to rejig the CNM categories along taxonomic (not ecological) lines. Mea culpa (I was the one who suggested the original categories)!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152054-35.259225
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Mar 2020 11:57 AM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Cuckoo Wasps (Chrysididae family) jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Primeuchroeus sp. (genus) Other wasps Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Primeuchroeus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Cuckoo Wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1090m Recorded at altitude
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