Small (0.5 mm) hymenopterans (?) from ground pitfall trap
Locality: NEW ZEALAND AK, suburb of Saint Johns, University of Auckland Tamaki Campus.
Habitat: Beaten from sedges by pond.
Identification: Gryon misellum Haliday, 1833. Brachypterous female. Tentative ID, even though macropterous individuals are much rarer than brachypterous ones in N.Z.
TENTATIVE ID (Certainly genus Gryon): Gryon misellum Haliday, 1833
On sedges by pond. These brachypterous forms are sometimes very common, but macropterous individuals seem to be very rare.
Locality: NEW ZEALAND AK, suburb of Saint Johns, University of Auckland Tamaki Campus.
Habitat: Under Arthropodium cirratum, near pond.
Identification: Gryon misellum Haliday, 1833. Brachypterous female. Tentative ID.
TENTATIVE ID (Certainly genus Gryon): Gryon misellum Haliday, 1833
The rarely seen macropterous morph.
In long grass in weedy wasteland area.
In swards of long grass.
About 1 mm long. Much smaller than the common black Gryon of Auckland. Not good photos, but they will do until I get another specimen.
Locality: NEW ZEALAND AK, suburb of Saint Johns, University of Auckland Tamaki Campus (East).
Habitat: Swards of long grass.
Identification: Gryon sp. 1 female, 1 male. Others seen.
Locality: NEW ZEALAND AK, suburb of Saint Johns, University of Auckland Tamaki Campus (East)
Habitat: Swards of long grass.
Identification: Gryon sp. Females.
On Woolly Nightshade
(Solanum mauritianum).
Locality: NEW ZEALAND AK, suburb of Western Springs, 960 Great North Rd.
Habitat: Diurnally active on a bus shelter.
Identification: Gryon sp. Female.
Tiny! A little over 1mm.
1 specimen collected at UV light, in 80% EtOH. Happy to send to anyone interested.
Stacked images made shortly before preserving