Batch 4 — notes — Life in a Southern Forest

Kerri-Lee HarrisOctober 20, 2026wasp hubs, Batch 4

Thynnine Hub

Australian Thynninae: summaries, resources, references and links to related blog posts.

Kerri-Lee HarrisOctober 20, 2026wasp hubs, Batch 4

Paul WhitingtonAugust 02, 2024Batch 4, Euryinae, sawfly genus to species

Neoeurys (Euryinae)

Paul WhitingtonAugust 02, 2024Batch 4, Euryinae, sawfly genus to species

Eurys (Euryinae)

Paul WhitingtonAugust 02, 2024Batch 4, Euryinae, sawfly genus to species

Paul WhitingtonJuly 23, 2024Batch 4, Perginae, sawfly genus to species

Cerealces, Acanthoperga, Paraperga, Antiperga (Perginae)

Paul WhitingtonJuly 23, 2024Batch 4, Perginae, sawfly genus to species

Crabronidae, CrabroniniKerri-Lee HarrisJuly 21, 2024Batch 4, crabronid genus or species

Ectemnius, Williamsita, Lestica (Crabronini)

Comparing the 14 Australian species within these three, very similar genera.

Crabronidae, CrabroniniKerri-Lee HarrisJuly 21, 2024Batch 4, crabronid genus or species

Ectemnius, Williamsita, Lestica (Crabronini)

CrabronidaeKerri-Lee HarrisJuly 21, 2024Batch 4, crabronid tribe

Crabronini (CRABRONINAE)

Notes on distinguishing between the 13 Australian genera of the tribe Crabronini, with a special mention on gaster shape.

CrabronidaeKerri-Lee HarrisJuly 21, 2024Batch 4, crabronid tribe

Paul WhitingtonJuly 19, 2024Batch 4, Perginae, sawfly genus to species

Xyloperga (Perginae)

Paul WhitingtonJuly 19, 2024Batch 4, Perginae, sawfly genus to species

Paul WhitingtonJuly 14, 2024Batch 4, Perginae, sawfly genus to species

Pseudoperga (Perginae)

Paul WhitingtonJuly 14, 2024Batch 4, Perginae, sawfly genus to species

CrabronidaeKerri-Lee HarrisJuly 06, 2024Batch 4, crabronid genus or species, Pemphredoninae

Psenulus (PEMPHREDONINAE: Psenini)

Short note: copies of the published descriptions of Australia’s two species: P. interstitialis lutescens (Turner, 1907) and P. carinifrons scutellatus (Turner, 1912) … along with links back to iNaturalist sightings.

CrabronidaeKerri-Lee HarrisJuly 06, 2024Batch 4, crabronid genus or species, Pemphredoninae

Kerri-Lee HarrisJuly 05, 2024wasp hubs, Batch 4

Ichneumonoidea Hub

Australian Ichneumonidae & Braconidae: summaries, resources, references and links to related blog posts.

Kerri-Lee HarrisJuly 05, 2024wasp hubs, Batch 4

Kerri-Lee HarrisJuly 05, 2024wasp hubs, Batch 4

Crabronid Hub

Australian Crabronidae: summaries, resources, references and links to related blog posts.

Kerri-Lee HarrisJuly 05, 2024wasp hubs, Batch 4

Crabronidae, CrabroniniKerri-Lee HarrisJuly 04, 2024Batch 4, crabronid genus or species

Dasyproctus & Neodasyproctus (Crabronini)

Exploring published descriptions of Australia’s Dasyproctus and Neodasyproctus species – there are just six currently described, but discriminating between them is an ongoing challenge.

Crabronidae, CrabroniniKerri-Lee HarrisJuly 04, 2024Batch 4, crabronid genus or species

Dasyproctus & Neodasyproctus (Crabronini)

Paul WhitingtonJuly 03, 2024Batch 4, Perginae, sawfly genus to species

Pergagrapta (Perginae)

Paul WhitingtonJuly 03, 2024Batch 4, Perginae, sawfly genus to species

HYMENOPTERA, CrabronidaeKerri-Lee HarrisJune 30, 2024Batch 4, crabronid genus or species, Pemphredoninae, Arpactophilus page species in detail

Arpactophilus deakinus (PEMPHREDONINAE)

Arpactophilus deakinus, identified from a local specimen (#2406A) using the key and species description in Matthews & Naumann, 2002.

HYMENOPTERA, CrabronidaeKerri-Lee HarrisJune 30, 2024Batch 4, crabronid genus or species, Pemphredoninae, Arpactophilus page species in detail

Paul WhitingtonJune 26, 2024Batch 4, Perginae, sawfly genus to species

Perga (Perginae)

Paul WhitingtonJune 26, 2024Batch 4, Perginae, sawfly genus to species

Paul WhitingtonJune 26, 2024Batch 4, Pterygophorinae, sawfly genus to species

Lophyrotoma, Pterygophorus (Pterygophorinae)

Paul WhitingtonJune 26, 2024Batch 4, Pterygophorinae, sawfly genus to species

Paul WhitingtonMay 29, 2024wasp hubs, Batch 4

Sawfly Hub

A suite of resources to aid identification of Australian sawflies (Tenthredinoidea) from field photos, including: tables listing diagnostic features of taxa at subfamily, genus and species levels; images from the taxonomic literature, type and BOLD specimens; and references to primary literature.

Paul WhitingtonMay 29, 2024wasp hubs, Batch 4

FormicidaeKerri-Lee HarrisMay 25, 2024Batch 4

Meranoplus (from the mallee)

‘Explore the Mallee’ collection, April 2024

FormicidaeKerri-Lee HarrisMay 25, 2024Batch 4

Paul WhitingtonMay 05, 2024Batch 4, to Perga page

Perga dorsalis vs Perga affinis

This page presents information from the literature about differences between the two similar sawfly species Perga dorsalis and Perga affinis. It addresses whether and how these species can be separated using field photographs of the whole insect.

Paul WhitingtonMay 05, 2024Batch 4, to Perga page