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Curtis British Entomology Plate 206Hymenoptera: Dryinus cursor = Anteon cursor (Irish Dryinus) [Plant: Cirsium acaule (Carduus acaulis, Dwarf Thistle)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 198Hymenoptera: Anomalon vesparum = Sphecopgaga vesparum (Wasps? Ichneumon) [Plant: Pulicaria vulgaris (Inula pulicaria, Less Fleabane)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 194Hymenoptera: Cleonymus maculipennis = Cheiropachus quadrum (Spotted-winged Cleonymus) [Plant: Euonymus europaeus (Spindle-tree)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 166Hymenoptera: Colax dispar (Northern Colax) = Pteromalus dispar (Curtis) [Plant: Viola lutea, var. (Yellow Mountain Pansy)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 158Hymenoptera: Perilampus pallipes = Perilampus ruficornis (Pale-footed Pallipes) [Plant: Kickxia spuria (Antirrhinum spurium, Round-leaved Fluellin)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 141Hymenoptera: Alysia apii (Celery-feeding Alysia) = Dapsilarthra apii (Curtis) [Plant: Apium graveolens (Wild Celery)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 137Hymenoptera: Odynerus parietinus = Ancistrocerus parietinus (Clear-winged Mason Wasp) [Plant: Borago officinalis (Common Borage)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 133Hymenoptera: Eulophus damicornis = Eulophus ramicornis (Kirbian Eulophus) [Plant: Veronica agrestis (Germander)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 129Hymenoptera: *Andrena kirbii Stephens mss. (Kirbian Andrena Bee), cf. A. flavipes? Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 125Hymenoptera: Melecta punctata = Melecta albifrons (Spotted Melecta) [Plant: Glechoma hederacea (Ground Ivy)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 120Hymenoptera: Alomya victor = Alomya debellator (Scotch Alomya) [Plant: Trientalis europaea (Chickweed Winter-green)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 101Hymenoptera: Panurgus ursinus = Panurgus banksianus (Hairy Panurgus) [Plant: Tephroseris integrifolius (Cineraria integrifolia, Mountain Fleawort)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 97Hymenoptera: Zaraea fasciata (White-belted Sawfly) [Plant: Adoxa moschatellina (Tuberous Moschatel)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 93Hymenoptera: Clavellaria marginata (Yellow-margined Sawfly) = Pseudoclavellaria amerinae [Plant: Pyrola media (Intermediate Winter-green)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 89Hymenoptera: Abia nigricornis = Abia lonicerae (Black-horned Sawfly) [Plant: Genista anglica (Needle Furze)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 85Hymenoptera: Colletes fodiens (Burrowing Colletes Bee) [Plant: Campanula glomerata (Clustered Bell-flower)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 77Hymenoptera: Mutilla ephippium = Smicromyrme rufipes [Plant: Tortula subulata (Bryum subulatum, Awl-shaped Screw-moss)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 73Hymenoptera: Bassus calculator = Microdus calculator (Beautiful Bassus) [Plant: Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 65Hymenoptera: Hylotoma stephensii = Hylotoma (Arge) pagana ssp. stephensii (Stephensian Hylotoma) [Plant: Stachys sylvatica (Hedge Wound-wort)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 69Hymenoptera: Bracon denigrator = Atanycolus denigrator (Smokey-winged Bracon) [Plant: Cichorium intybus (Wild Succory)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 61Hymenoptera: Anthidium manicatum (Muff-bodied Bee) [Plant: Agrostemma githago (Corn Cockle)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 58Hymenoptera: Cryptus pallipes (Pale-legged Cryptus), probably = Sterictiphora geminata [Plant: Triglochin maritimum (Sea Arrow-grass)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 54Hymenoptera: Lophyrus pini = Diprion pini (Pine Sawfly) [Plant: Silene latifolia, = S. alba, Melandrium album (male; Lychnis dioica mas, White Campion)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 49Hymenoptera: Trichiosoma laterale = Trichiosoma vitelline (Orange-margined Sawfly) [Plant: Hyacinthoides (Endymion) non-scripta (Hyacinthus non-scriptus, Wild Hyacinth)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 41Hymenoptera: Cimbex decem-maculata = Cimbex americanus (Ten-spotted Sawfly) [Plant: Holcus mollis (Creeping Soft Grass)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 38Hymenoptera: Hedychrum ardens = Hedychridium ardens (Red-footed Golden-fly) [Plant: Cymbalaria muralis (Antirrhinum cymbalaria, Ivy-leaved Snapdragon)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 30Hymenoptera: Xyela pusilla (Small Xyela) = Xyela julii [Plant: Anthriscus sylvestris (Chaeropyllum sylvestre, Wild Chervil)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 25Hymenoptera: Psen equestris = Psen bicolor [Plant: Ranunculus ficaria (Common Pilewort)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 22Hymenoptera: Ibalia cultellator = Ibalia leucospoides (Knife-shaped Ibalia) [Plant: Stellaria media (Common Chickweed)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 17Hymenoptera: Croesus septentrionalis (Flat-legged Tenthredo) [Plant: Crepis sp. (Crepis tectorum, Smooth Hawk?s-beard)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 13Hymenoptera: *Eumenes atricornis Fab. = Eumenes coronatus (doubtfully British, but cf. Eumenes coarctatus) [Plant: Erica tetralix (Cross-leaved Heath)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 8Hymenoptera: Chrysis fulgida (Ruby-tailed Wasp) [Plant: Capsella bursa-pastoris (Thlaspi bursa-pastoris, Shepherd?s Purse)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 4Hymenoptera: Peltastes pini = Metopius dentatus [Plant: Picea abies (Pinus abies, Spruce)] Date: 1824-39
Pepsis heros, tarantula hawk waspThe tarantula hawk wasp has a wingspan of 11cm, and a body length up to 7cm. As their name suggests, they feed on tarantual spiders
Megachile pluto, Wallaces giant bee
Female parasitic waspA female parasitic wasp inspecting an oak apple which she will pierce with her ovipositor to lay her eggs
Pepsis sp. Tarantula hawkWatercolour and ink from Drawings of Mandibulata Insects of India, Thomas Hardwicke Collection; 1821 Date: 1821
Spiders, insects and hummingbird on guava treeHand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1726 edition. Date: 1726
Myrmecodia beccarii, anthouse plantFinished watercolour by John Frederick Miller from an outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson, made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Alaptus magnanimus, fairy flyFairy flies are among the tiniest insects on our planet measuring in at around 0.21mm long
Asilidae, robber flies
Hymenoptera specimensA case containing various Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps and their allies) specimens, held at the Natural History Museum, London
Gigantiops destructor, South American jumping antHigh magnification image made with a scanning electron microscope of the head of a South American jumping ant. Image coloured artificially by a computer
Tachytes sp. Sand-loving waspWatercolour and ink from Drawings of Mandibulata Insects of India, Thomas Hardwicke Collection; 1821 Date: 1821
Apis mellifera, European honey beePhotograph of a European honey bee (Apis mellifera) in the wildlife garden. A typical small hive contains about 20, 000 bees which are divided into three types; Queen, Drones, and Workers
Bombus pascorum, common carder beeA female Bombus pascorum, common carder bee visiting a plant in the wildlife garden
Spider-hunting waspA spider-hunting wasp wedging her prey between grass blades before making a burrow
Sir John Lubbocks pet waspSir John Lubbock (1834 - 1913) caught this wasp in the Pyrenees and kept it as a pet until its death 10 months later
