Clarissa ruficollis (Euryinae) JGrubb

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Photos of a pinned specimen of female Clarissa ruficollis (Benson) collected around Mt. Cope, Vic. in December 2025 by Joshua Grubb, La Trobe University.

This individual is a close match to description of C. ruficollis by Benson (1934).

Photos courtesy of Yennifer Longo, La Trobe University.

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antennae 11-segmented; black body with red mesonotum, pleurae

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mesonotum and back of head weakly punctured

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face strongly punctured, back of head less; malar space=pedicel length

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clypeus less than half as long as broad, mesosternum red

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labrum, clypeus black, emarginate; pedicel broader than long

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hind basitarsus=next 3 segments; abdomen with rugulous punctures

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wings infuscated with black nerves

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References:

• Benson, R.B. 1934. A classification of the sawflies of the family Pterygophoridae, with a revision of the Australian members of the subfamily Euryinae (Hymenoptera, Symphyta). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 82: 461-478.

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