Woodlands Historic Park Wasps

Black Wasp with White Striped abdomen and head and white spotted thorax (Gotra species) at Woodlands Historic Park
Parasitic Wasp, late March

There are 8 named species of Gotra in Australia. According to Gauld (1984, page 158) "most of them are restricted to Queensland and Northern NSW, but a few are more widely distributed". There are at least two undescribed species.

Classification

from Australian Faunal Directory

Order Hymenoptera - Wasps, Ants, Bees and Sawflies, 12202 named species in Australia
Family Ichneumonidae - parasitic wasps, 472 named species in Australia
Subfamily Cryptinae - 61 named species in Australia
Genus Gotra
Species ?

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