Austrogorytes bellicosus — Life in a Southern Forest

Contrast the venation in Images m & n with that for Clitemnestra, above (extracted from: Bohart & Menke (1976) Sphecid Wasps of the World: A generic revision. University of California Press. (Fig 157a, p. 486)
For further discussion of forewing venation as a key character for distinguishing between Austrogorytes and Clitemnestra, see my workbook notes page on Austrogorytes spryi (click here).

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