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Paralastor sp. (genus) 21 Mar 2026 HelenCross
Eumeninae (subfamily) 15 Mar 2026 HelenCross
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HelenCross wrote:
   21 Mar 2026
Identified as follows by James M. Carpenter, Curator at the American Museum of Natural History: It is Paralastor debilitatus or an undescribed species near it. Callan (1993) recorded debilitatus from Canberra, where it accepted trap-nests. Interestingly, its prey were larval weevils, not caterpillars.

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