Introduction
The Hymenoptera, commonly known as ants, bees, wasps and sawflies, comprise a significant proportion of the insect diversity in most terrestrial habitats. This guide contains an interactive key to identify the hymenopteran families present in Australasia and provides information on their morphology, biology, classification and collection.

Morphology
Descriptions and annotated drawings of the morphological terms used throughout the guide and key.

Biology & ecology
Information on the diverse biology and ecology of the group, including parasitism, eusociality, herbivory, beneficial and invasive species and environmental monitoring and conservation.

Families
The families of Hymenoptera that occur in Australasia including images, biologies and defining characters.

Systematics
Current classification, phylogeny and number of described species of Australian and New Zealand Hymenoptera, including introduced taxa.

Collecting
A range of techniques useful for collecting Hymenoptera for taxonomic purposes and ecological studies.

Bibliography
A comprehensive source of published information referenced in the guide.

Acknowledgments
The funding bodies and people that made this project possible.

dorsal view		Cephalothorax with light area at the center in fresh specimens; old specimens may have unicoloured cephalothorax
lateral view		Male with elongated abdomen with irregular shape, but may be misinterpreted as rounded
ventral view		Posterior end of sternum rounded, but may be misinterpreted as pointed
	Comparison between the intensity of colouration of freshly moulted specimen
dorsal view		Look at the pale colour of the the freshly moulted specimens
lateral view
ventral view
	Comparison between the intensity of colouration of old specimen preserved in ethanol and freshly killed specimen
dorsal view		Ethanol destroys the colour of the cephalothorax
lateral view
ventral view
	Comparison between immature (penultimate) and adult males
dorsal view
ventral view