Phymatothynnus (various specimens)
Workbook
specimen #032
Collected in Malaise trap GMP 66364 in week 12th-19th September 2026.
(Appears identical to specimen #042)
specimen #066
Collected in Malaise trap GMP 66369 in week 17th-24th October 2026.
(Appears identical to specimen #042)
specimen #067
Collected in Malaise trap GMP 66369 in week 17th-24th October 2026.
(Appears identical to specimen #042)
specimen #069
Collected in Malaise trap GMP 66369 in week 17th-24th October 2026.
(Appears identical to specimen #042)
specimen #071
Collected in Malaise trap GMP 66369 in week 17th-24th October 2026.
Forewing venation looks more like Thynnini (3rd interval of M subequal to 2nd interval, and longer than half 2r-m) and #071 is also larger than others (e.g. #032, #067). However, other diagnostic features align with Phymatothynnus, including hypopygium and antennae.
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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