Pteromalidae (family)
Pteromalid wasp at Higgins, ACT
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| Pteromalidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 3 Feb 2021 | |
| Pteromalidae (family) | KimPullen | 3 Jan 2021 | |
| Mutillidae (family) | JonLewis | 3 Jan 2021 | |
| Euhesma sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 30 Dec 2020 | |
| Stigmacros sp. (genus) | AlisonMilton | 29 Dec 2020 |
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User's notes
A small number of these ants on the trunk of this tree. Often had to wait quite a while to find another. Very tiny and hard to photograph. Tried to photograph some that were even smaller but not good photos. Last photo shows it against a teneral lady beetle (possibly common spotted lady beetle) for size comparison.
4 comments
30 Dec 2020
Hi Alison, I think this is a bee rather than an ant. The genus is just a guess, so we will have to see what the experts think! Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029725-35.238329
- Altitude 603.1m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 29 Dec 2020 11:57 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pteromalidae (family) Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Pteromalidae (family) Scientific name
- Pteromalid wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 670.3m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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