I've been amazed by the diversity of #Diapriidae #wasps in my #Malaise trap in #Canberra. The genus #Rostropria is a particular favourite.

Here are three images of female Rostropria spiniventris and one of Rostropria simplex.

Early & Naumann 1989 recorded the same two species from the ACT, butonly found brachypterous/micropterous females of spiniventris.

3 out of 5 of my ♀ spiniventris have been macropterous. Is wing length controlled by development environment?

#Entomology #Hymenoptera