Subfamily Larrinae - Sand Wasps

This page contains pictures and information about subfamily Larrinae - Sand Wasps that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Wasps in this subfamily are medium to large in size, with long body and usually black.


Brown Wasp

? sp., body length 15mm
This wasp is relatively small in size. It has the reddish-brown thorax and legs. Its head is Golden-brown in colour. On Dec 2006 in Karawatha Forest, we saw a small wasp dragging a spider. More pictures and information can be found in this page.


Grey Wasp with yellow antenna

? sp., body length 15mm
Pictures were taken in a bush near Mt Cotton during mid winter. The wasp was searching among the plant materials on the ground.

Pictures were taken in Karawatha Forest in mid summer. The wasp was searching on the forest floor.


Black Wasp with grey antenna

? sp., body length 15mm


Reference:
1. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 991.
2. Insects of Australia and New Zealand - R. J. Tillyard, Angus & Robertson, Ltd, Sydney, 1926, p299.