Australian Torymidae

[Graeme Cocks]

Can anyone suggest a family for this wasp? Torymidae? Light trap, Townsville, Queensland.

[chalcidbear]

The long marginal vein does look like that of a torymid's, but I think this is instead a Eulophidae. You can check your specimen for 2 key characteristics: Torymidae have enlarged hind coxae (eulophids don't). Eulophids have only 3 or 4 funicle segments (torymids have more) (eulophids also have 4-segmented Tarsi (torymids have 5), but I have often found that a difficult character to make out).

[Graeme Cocks]

Thanks Bob. The wasps is packed away and too difficult to get at, so I'll go with the feature I can see and call it Torymidae.