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Order Hymenoptera, Family Braconidae
- This page contains pictures and information about Braconid Wasps in
subfamily Helconinae that we
found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- We recognized Braconid Wasps in subfamily Helconinae by the
followings characteristic;
- - the wing vein pattern, the second submarginal cell of fore wing
quadrangular, vein r-m present, CU1b present,
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- They are endoparasites of Coleoptera larvae.
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- Black Head Orange Braconid
Wasp I
 
 - ? sp., body length 15mm
- This wasp has a very long ovipositor. The wasp has a black head, long black antenna with white sections and
reddish-brown body. Larvae of this wasp is the internal parasites of beetle
larvae. Please
check this page for more
information.
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- Black Head Orange Braconid
Wasp II
 - ? sp., body length 15mm
- Please check this page for more
information.
- Reference:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p945.
- 2. Northern
Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009,
- 3. Wasps - family Braconidae
- lifeunseen.com, by Nick Monaghan.
- 4. Family BRACONIDAE - Australian Faunal Directory, Australian Biological Resources Study.
- 5. What
wasp is that? - An interactive identification guide to the
Australasian families of Hymenoptera, 2007.
- 6. Insects of Australia and New Zealand - R. J. Tillyard, Angus
& Robertson, Ltd, Sydney, 1926, p269.
[ Up ] [ Doryctinae ] [ Braconinae ] [ Opiinae ] [ Aphidinae ] [ Helconinae ] [ Agathidinae ] [ Microgastrinae ] [ Unknown Braconid Wasps ]
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