Biodiversity and ecology in the Australian bush
body length 13.7mm all segments of all legs orange lateral folds of tergites yellow, venter black mesosternum black genae, inner orbits, mandibles (except black tip), labrum yellow

body length 13.7mm
all segments of all legs orange
lateral folds of tergites yellow, venter black
mesosternum black
genae, inner orbits, mandibles (except black tip), labrum yellow

right side of body coloured body parts bright yellow abdomen dorsum black, yellow laterally all segments of all legs yellow mesepisternum black with wide, transverse yellow stripe genae narrower than eye viewed laterally

right side of body
coloured body parts bright yellow
abdomen dorsum black, yellow laterally
all segments of all legs yellow
mesepisternum black with wide, transverse yellow stripe
genae narrower than eye viewed laterally

left side of body mesepisternum black with wide, transverse yellow stripe genae narrower than eye viewed laterally

left side of body
mesepisternum black with wide, transverse yellow stripe
genae narrower than eye viewed laterally

vertex bright yellow with 3 wide, longitudinal black stripes which extend anteriorly to cover ocellar region pronotum black with broad yellow hind border mesoscutum black with orange patch near rear of middle lobe abdomen dorsum black

vertex bright yellow with 3 wide, longitudinal black stripes which extend anteriorly to cover ocellar region
pronotum black with broad yellow hind border
mesoscutum black with orange patch near rear of middle lobe
abdomen dorsum black

scutellum semi-oval, convex, solid yellow with long obtuse orange hind lobes fore wings pale yellow hyaline, costa and stigma orange, venation brown

scutellum semi-oval, convex, solid yellow with long obtuse orange hind lobes
fore wings pale yellow hyaline, costa and stigma orange, venation brown

vertex bright yellow with 3 wide, longitudinal black stripes which extend anteriorly to cover ocellar region middle region of vertex punctuated? antennal tubercles, inner orbits, clypeus and labrum yellow clypeus emarginate

vertex bright yellow with 3 wide, longitudinal black stripes which extend anteriorly to cover ocellar region
middle region of vertex punctuated?
antennal tubercles, inner orbits, clypeus and labrum yellow
clypeus emarginate

pronotum with broad yellow hind border mesoscutum black with pale yellow spot towards rear of middle lobe scutellum convex, solid yellow with obtuse long orange hind lobes

pronotum with broad yellow hind border
mesoscutum black with pale yellow spot towards rear of middle lobe
scutellum convex, solid yellow with obtuse long orange hind lobes

lateral view of saw and sheath

lateral view of saw and sheath

ventral view of saw and sheath

ventral view of saw and sheath

ventral view of saw, sheath and tergite IX after dissection from body and clearing in KOH circular, brown cerci present on tips of tergite IX ventral surface of sheath covered in stout dark brown bristles, arranged in rows. fine hairs extend from it

ventral view of saw, sheath and tergite IX after dissection from body and clearing in KOH
circular, brown cerci present on tips of tergite IX
ventral surface of sheath covered in stout dark brown bristles, arranged in rows. fine hairs extend from its lateral sides and end
the two sides of the saw visible between the sheath

dorsal view of saw, sheath and tergite IX dissected from body

dorsal view of saw, sheath and tergite IX dissected from body

ventral view of saw and sheath after removal of tergite IX note that there is only one blade in this ovipositor, the lancet, which makes the cut in the surface of the leaf into which the eggs are deposited. normally, the lancet is attached to and

ventral view of saw and sheath after removal of tergite IX
note that there is only one blade in this ovipositor, the lancet, which makes the cut in the surface of the leaf into which the eggs are deposited.
normally, the lancet is attached to and articulates with a second blade, the lance. the tip of the lance has a toothed edge along its upper surface and makes the first incision into the leaf.

ventral view of saw after removal of sheath

ventral view of saw after removal of sheath

lateral view of saw, ventral side below

lateral view of saw, ventral side below

detail of end of saw

detail of end of saw

view further back along saw

view further back along saw

view of base of saw

view of base of saw

dorsal view mesoscutum black with yellow V-mark at rear of middle lobe, interrupted at midline, heavily punctured, many long golden hairs medially scutellum yellow, thickly punctured, covered in brown hairs, short black midline furrow anteriorly

dorsal view
mesoscutum black with yellow V-mark at rear of middle lobe, interrupted at midline, heavily punctured, many long golden hairs medially
scutellum yellow, thickly punctured, covered in brown hairs, short black midline furrow anteriorly

ventral view of body all segments of all legs orange, except pale basal patches on all coxae lateral folds of tergites pale yellow mesosternum pale brown with black V mark at midline mesepisternum pale brown with black lines at junction with mesost

ventral view of body
all segments of all legs orange, except pale basal patches on all coxae
lateral folds of tergites pale yellow
mesosternum pale brown with black V mark at midline
mesepisternum pale brown with black lines at junction with mesosternum
clypeus, labrum and mandibles brown, except tip of mandibles black, labial and maxillary palps brown

right side of body abdomen dorsum black, pale yellow on lateral folds mesepisternum solid pale brown lateral border of lateral lobe of mesocutum black and orange costa and stigma of fore wing brown

right side of body
abdomen dorsum black, pale yellow on lateral folds
mesepisternum solid pale brown
lateral border of lateral lobe of mesocutum black and orange
costa and stigma of fore wing brown

left side of body antennal flagellum orange, black scape and pedicel clypeus, labrum and mandibles brownish-yellow, with black tips to mandibles saw partially protruded lateral folds of terga, venter pale yellow mesepisternum brownish-yellow, thickl

left side of body
antennal flagellum orange, black scape and pedicel
clypeus, labrum and mandibles brownish-yellow, with black tips to mandibles
saw partially protruded
lateral folds of terga, venter pale yellow
mesepisternum brownish-yellow, thickly punctured, black line at junction with mesosternum
mesosternum brownish yellow with black triangular mark at midline
all segments of all legs yellow, with white patches on coxae

body length 17.8 mm

body length 17.8 mm

vertex brown with two short, narrow black stripes on sides of post-ocellar area, covered in short black, recumbent hairs, without punctures ocelli linked by an incomplete rectangular grid of black lines scape and pedicel black, flagellum brown anten

vertex brown with two short, narrow black stripes on sides of post-ocellar area, covered in short black, recumbent hairs, without punctures
ocelli linked by an incomplete rectangular grid of black lines
scape and pedicel black, flagellum brown
antennal tubercles orange
pronotum black with wide light brown hind border, covered in black hairs

ventral view of head antennal tubercles, clypeus, labrum, labial and maxillary palps, mandibles brown with mandible tips black scape and pedicel black, flagellum brown

ventral view of head
antennal tubercles, clypeus, labrum, labial and maxillary palps, mandibles brown with mandible tips black
scape and pedicel black, flagellum brown

scutellum thickly punctured, covered in brown hairs, black furrow on anterior part of midline hind lobes pale yellow, close to midline

scutellum thickly punctured, covered in brown hairs, black furrow on anterior part of midline
hind lobes pale yellow, close to midline

ventral view of saw partially protruded from sheath

ventral view of saw partially protruded from sheath

detail of distal region of saw

detail of distal region of saw

detail of more proximal region of saw

detail of more proximal region of saw

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body length 13.7mm all segments of all legs orange lateral folds of tergites yellow, venter black mesosternum black genae, inner orbits, mandibles (except black tip), labrum yellow
right side of body coloured body parts bright yellow abdomen dorsum black, yellow laterally all segments of all legs yellow mesepisternum black with wide, transverse yellow stripe genae narrower than eye viewed laterally
left side of body mesepisternum black with wide, transverse yellow stripe genae narrower than eye viewed laterally
vertex bright yellow with 3 wide, longitudinal black stripes which extend anteriorly to cover ocellar region pronotum black with broad yellow hind border mesoscutum black with orange patch near rear of middle lobe abdomen dorsum black
scutellum semi-oval, convex, solid yellow with long obtuse orange hind lobes fore wings pale yellow hyaline, costa and stigma orange, venation brown
vertex bright yellow with 3 wide, longitudinal black stripes which extend anteriorly to cover ocellar region middle region of vertex punctuated? antennal tubercles, inner orbits, clypeus and labrum yellow clypeus emarginate
pronotum with broad yellow hind border mesoscutum black with pale yellow spot towards rear of middle lobe scutellum convex, solid yellow with obtuse long orange hind lobes
lateral view of saw and sheath
ventral view of saw and sheath
ventral view of saw, sheath and tergite IX after dissection from body and clearing in KOH circular, brown cerci present on tips of tergite IX ventral surface of sheath covered in stout dark brown bristles, arranged in rows. fine hairs extend from it
dorsal view of saw, sheath and tergite IX dissected from body
ventral view of saw and sheath after removal of tergite IX note that there is only one blade in this ovipositor, the lancet, which makes the cut in the surface of the leaf into which the eggs are deposited. normally, the lancet is attached to and
ventral view of saw after removal of sheath
lateral view of saw, ventral side below
detail of end of saw
view further back along saw
view of base of saw
dorsal view mesoscutum black with yellow V-mark at rear of middle lobe, interrupted at midline, heavily punctured, many long golden hairs medially scutellum yellow, thickly punctured, covered in brown hairs, short black midline furrow anteriorly
ventral view of body all segments of all legs orange, except pale basal patches on all coxae lateral folds of tergites pale yellow mesosternum pale brown with black V mark at midline mesepisternum pale brown with black lines at junction with mesost
right side of body abdomen dorsum black, pale yellow on lateral folds mesepisternum solid pale brown lateral border of lateral lobe of mesocutum black and orange costa and stigma of fore wing brown
left side of body antennal flagellum orange, black scape and pedicel clypeus, labrum and mandibles brownish-yellow, with black tips to mandibles saw partially protruded lateral folds of terga, venter pale yellow mesepisternum brownish-yellow, thickl
body length 17.8 mm
vertex brown with two short, narrow black stripes on sides of post-ocellar area, covered in short black, recumbent hairs, without punctures ocelli linked by an incomplete rectangular grid of black lines scape and pedicel black, flagellum brown anten
ventral view of head antennal tubercles, clypeus, labrum, labial and maxillary palps, mandibles brown with mandible tips black scape and pedicel black, flagellum brown
scutellum thickly punctured, covered in brown hairs, black furrow on anterior part of midline hind lobes pale yellow, close to midline
ventral view of saw partially protruded from sheath
detail of distal region of saw
detail of more proximal region of saw