Acknowledgements
The authors thank: John Huber, Lubo Masner, Henri Goulet (Canadian National Collection for Insects) and instructors on the Hym Course 2008 for discussions of New Zealand Hymenoptera. Many images were modified from originals created by Birgit Rhode, Des Helmore, and John Noyes (BMNH) for the publications of Noyes & Valentine (1989) and Donovan (2007). We thank John Noyes for permission to use and modify these. Funding was provided by the Foundation for Research, Science & Technology through the OBI 'Defining the New Zealand Biota', and Landcare Research Capability Funding.