Four #wasps from the #Malaise trap (Canberra, ACT) in the week of 19-26 August 2022.

No close identifications yet, but these are 1) #Braconidae, 2) #Chalcididae: #Haltichellinae, 3) #Ichneumonidae: #Phygadeuontinae (should get that one to genus soon, but species likely to be unnamed), and 4) #Chalcidoidea.

All on #iNaturalist if anyone wants to progress their identification:

https://inaturalist.org/observations?on=2022-08-26&place_id=any&q=ArabaBioscan&user_id=dhobern&verifiable=any

Images all taken using a @leicamicrosystems #microscope

#entomology #Hymenoptera

@entospace @parasitoidrex Ok, you've convinced me. TBH I generally prefer to consume lectures/workshops on video because I can control the playback speed.

I'd certainly like to get better at finding the correct families in #Chalcidoidea and #Platygastroidea ...

I've registered. Now the challenge will be setting aside enough hours to keep up.