MEGALYRIDAE
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EVANIIDAE
Blue-eyed Hatchet Wasp
Yellow-antenna Hatchet Wasp
White-dotted Hatchet Wasp
Round-headed Hatchet Wasp 
GASTERUPTIIDAE
Gasteruptiid Wasp
Small Gasteruptiid Wasp 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Small Cuckoo Wasp - ? Chrysis  sp.

Family CHRYSIDIDAE

This page contains pictures and information about Small Cuckoo Wasps that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Body length 10mm
 
The small Cuckoo Wasp is commonly found on large gum tree trunks, especially those holes on tree trunk. 
 
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Pictures were taken near Bulimba Creek in Wishart on Oct 2007. 
 
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Reference:
1. Northern Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.

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