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	Class:	Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
	Order:	Ant Bee Wasps (Hymenoptera)
	Family:	Zebra Spider Wasp (Wasp: Pompilidae: Pompilinae)     iNaturalist Observation
	Species:	Large Zebra Spider Wasp (Turneromyia sp)
	This Photo:	🔍S9, Wing Venation🔎
	Thank you Tony and Jenny Dominelli for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere See the other Zebra Spider Wasp (Pompilinae sp) for a discussion of variations in this sub-family. This specimen was about 15mm long (body & head), wingspan ~26mm. Note the much thicker body stripes, which meet on the side of the abdomen. The black head band between the eye is also much stronger & sharper. Also note the 3 sub-marginal cells on the wing venation. Similar Species: Zebra Spider Wasp (Pompilinae sp) : Small Zebra Spider Wasp (Ctenostegus sp)
	Copyright © 2022-2023 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 27-Feb-2022
This species is  an  Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.