Levothynnus gracilis (various specimens)
Workbook
The specimens below appear to match #052, which I have determined to be Levothynnus gracilis.
Note the variability in the colour of the mesopleuron. For example, both #073 and #064 are extensively red (as is #052), while #2610G is almost entirely black, with just a very small, pale patch on one side.
Also note the variability in the fore wing venation. Specifically, in the relative lengths of the 2nd and 3rd intervals of M.
Levothynnus gracilis is likely to be a species complex (Brown 2025), so the DNA barcoding results for our locally collected specimens will be interesting. In particular, is #2610G the same OTU as #052 and the other ‘red’ specimens.
Specimen #073 collected in Malaise trap GMP 66369 during the week of 17th to 24th Oct 2026
Specimen 2610G collected by hand on 28th Oct 2026
Specimen #064 collected in Malaise trap GMP 66421 during the week of 17th to 24th Oct 2026
References
Brown, G. 2025. Revision of the Australian Thynnidae and Tiphiidae (Hymenoptera). Zootaxa 5681 (1): 001-862 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5681.1.1
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