[2] It uses the Australian soldier fly Inopus rubriceps as a host, sharing its range in pastured areas of South East Queensland, northern New South Wales and its non-native range on the North Island of New Zealand.

[1] Neurogalesus carinatus have deep red-coloured legs and antennae,[2] with a female body length of up to 5.5mm.

[1] It can be distinguished from Neurogalesus dissimilis and Neurogalesus rubripes (two wasps with similar appearances) by having a sulcus on either side of the median groove at the base of the abdomen.

[2] The earliest recorded sighting of Neurogalesus carinatus in New Zealand is in 1985, after a specimen was collected from Māngere in Auckland.

[1] No species of fly other than Inopus rubriceps present in New Zealand are known to act as hosts for Neurogalesus carinatus.