Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

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References:

https://atlasoflife.org.au/resources/know-your-wasps

https://www.ozanimals.com/wildlife/Insect/Wasps.html

https://keys.lucidcentral.org/search/what-wasp-is-that/

Front Page of Interactive Key to Wasp Families

Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

Flower Wasps (Scoliidae, Thynnidae or Tiphiidae)

Parasitic wasps (numerous families)

Potter wasps (Vespidae, Eumeninae)

Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae)

Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae)

Spider wasps (Pompilidae)

Other wasps

Velvet Ants (Mutillidae)

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Discussion

HelenCross wrote:

4 hrs ago

Thanks for all your great work Di and Katarina!

Agamerion (Genus)

kasiaaus wrote:

8 hrs ago

Hi @DiBickers. Please don't let our discussion here discurrage you from moderating on NatureMapr. Your contribution is great. I agree fully that you should not confirm any ID that you are not sure about. When I said I could see an argument either way, it was to do with if a sighting should go back to Unverified when a new suggestion is made after a confirmed different suggestion. I am going to discuss it with @AaronClausen and see what he thinks. Thank you again for all your work.

Agamerion (Genus)

DiBickers wrote:

11 hrs ago

Same @kasiaaus… I can see both sides too (no answer, vs answer at higher level, vs potentially incorrect genus/species level which others use to compare their photos and have a snowball effect). When I assist in the entomology groups we always state our certainty, with a suggestion at genus or species, so I’ve followed suit on here not realising that when I do that it’s not going back to unverified. I thought a verified sighting would sit in the verified taxon, but the suggestion would also plonk it back into the unverified list (I didn’t realise it was one or the other). It’s a tricky one, I’m not new to identifications and have been doing it nearly 10yrs, but I am very green with the CNM processes. I feel it’s getting a bit too hard.

Agamerion (Genus)

kasiaaus wrote:

Yesterday

Thank you @DiBickers for all your moderator work. It is very much appreciated. In many cases it is the right thing to identify something at a higher taxonomy level particularly if has not been identified for a long time but when something is recent and has a species or genus suggestion it is probably better to wait to see if someone is able to confirm it. As I understand it, once it has a verified ID, it does not become unverified if there is a subsequent different suggestion. That means that moderators who look at unverified sightings will not see it. I think this behaviour is possibly not what it should be. I will pursue this further and see if this behaviour is what is intended. I can see an argument either way. Hmmm...

Agamerion (Genus)

DiBickers wrote:

Yesterday

@kasiaaus I’ve setup the Genus for this one for you. So, if the moderators don’t have a genus-level or species-level ID does it just sit there forever unidentified? There were quite a few insects I’ve identified since I started that had been sitting there for years?

Agamerion (Genus)