Tiny Black Gasteruptiid Wasp
S2, Profile
Ellura
Red Braconid Wasp
Female, ventral
 
                      
Red Braconid Wasp (Braconidae sp ES01)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Ant Bee Wasps (Hymenoptera)
Family: Parasitic Wasp (Wasp: Ichneumonoidea: Braconidae)
Species: Red Braconid Wasp (Braconidae sp ES01)
This Photo:     Female, dorsal

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
Long ovipositor. There is a Longhorn Beetle that resembles this wasp.
Here is an excellent illustration highlighting the different wing venation between Braconid wasps and Ichneumons:Illustration

Similar Species: Braconid Mimic Longhorn (Proagapete sp)

Copyright © 2015-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 25-Oct-2015
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.