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KimberiRP wrote:
11 min ago
The ALA occurrence record gives Black Mountain as the Locality (i.e. place where the specimen was collected, as opposed to the place where it was subsequently lodged), and 'yellow tray trap' under Occurrence remarks. These traps are simply a shallow tray (white or sometimes coloured) filled with water and a small amount of detergent to break the surface tension. Insects may fall into it, or be attracted to it, and be trapped. They can be productive for small, delicate aerial insects such as aphids and micro-wasps.
Toxoptera citricida
DiBickers wrote:
17 min ago
Christ @TimL those are spectacular photos (especially of the face & mouthparts)💚
Gasteruptiidae (Family)
KimberiRP wrote:
29 min ago
I think this is a female Aporocera melanocephala. A. vermicularis as identified in iNaturalist has a densely granulate pronotum of a uniform tan colour, and the elytra with smooth, raised lumps. The pronotum and elytra of A. melanocephala, although variable, are a smooth yellow with irregular dark brown punctures; there are no raised lumps.
Aporocera vermicularis
DiBickers wrote:
1 hr ago
The markings don’t match Ropalidia plebeiana.
Those prominent yellow bands and their placement fit better with Ropalidia impetuosa but unfortunately the visuals aren’t clear enough for me to be sure.
There aren’t any current NSW sightings on iNat for this species, though ALA does have a couple of sporadic sightings down south (one just over the north-east border of NSW & another in VIC).
For now I’ll Verify it under Genus-level with a Suggestion at Species-level😊
Ropalidia sp. (genus)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
1 hr ago
Thanks Kim I did see that record but was confused as to whether it was a specimen provided by CSIRO Black Mountain or a specimen collected at Black Mountain - is there any way of knowing for sure?
Toxoptera citricida

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