Perilampus sp. (genus)

7 A Perilampid wasp at Weetangera, ACT

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Identification history

Perilampus sp. (genus)	10 Feb 2023	SimoneC
Scelionidae (family)	9 Feb 2023	michael.batley
Unidentified	9 Feb 2023	trevorpreston

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Significant sighting

SimoneC noted:

10 Feb 2023

First record in the wasp family Perilampidae

User's notes

Bee about 5mm

12 comments

SimoneC wrote:

10 Feb 2023

Fantastic sighting Trevor. A first for CNM and seldom recorded nationally

AaronClausen wrote:

10 Feb 2023

Amazing @trevorpreston

HelenCross wrote:

14 Feb 2023

Interesting looking wasp!

AlisonMilton wrote:

15 Feb 2023

@sangio7 Warren, Another new species for your Pinnacle list.

sangio7 wrote:

15 Feb 2023

Indeed. I harvested it a few days ago along with 4 or 5 others from Trevor's latest Pinnacle sortie. Our total species count is now sitting at a tantalising 899!
Thanks Trevor.

trevorpreston wrote:

15 Feb 2023

You're very Welcome Sangio7. The Pinnacle is a beautiful spot, well worth repeat visits. I hope to be back many more times.

AlisonMilton wrote:

15 Feb 2023

Who is going to get that 900th sighting? Most likely you Warren. Good luck.

trevorpreston wrote:

17 Feb 2023

Is that number 899 the number of photographed sightings? Just wondering because the field guide for the pinnacle says 1025. Anyway, a re-identification of a grey wolf spider hopefully gave you the 900th. If not a water snail or a Robshelfordia circumducta cockroach I photographed yesterday should do the trick.
I'm thinking it won't take long to reach 1000.

sangio7 wrote:

17 Feb 2023

The 1025 includes exotic species, whereas our count is fr native species only.
Take off the 1023 exotic species and you have 902. But I have also excluded some "double records" where a "xxx sp." is clearly the same as a sighting later identified to species level. On the other hand there are a few plants on our plant list that goes back years before CNM that have yet to be added to CNM. CNM also counts sub species and variants, which I have not always done. Then there is the issue of how to count "cosmopolitan" species - are they native or not. So the number is really quite rubbery and we could well be over 900 already.
FYI Trevor, my list has been checked a couple of times against a full Pinnacle Dump from the CNM database from Michael M.

sangio7 wrote:

17 Feb 2023

PS: Could you give me the sighting number of the re-identification of a grey wolf spider, otherwise I am unlikely to pick it up until the next time I ask for a complete dump. Thanks.

trevorpreston wrote:

17 Feb 2023

The grey wolf spider is at this link:
Portacosa cinerea (Grey wolf spider)

sangio7 wrote:

17 Feb 2023

Thanks Trevor (and Alison). That's our "official" 900 :-)
And I'm still to trawl through your yesterday's haul. Certainly the Robshelfordia circumducta will be a new one as well when confirmed.

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