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<emphasis id="19D97441E2050C02EE6AA58E5C2AF27A" italics="true">Mirax ceduna</emphasis>
Slater-Baker
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<figureCitation id="759803842DB04CCDFB9BCD63349B2ED0" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Mirax ceduna holotype A lateral habitus B dorsal habitus C wings D dorsal view of scutellar medio-posterior depressions and propodeum E anterior head F dorsal head G lateral posterior metasoma showing ovipositor and sheaths." figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.98.137806.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1232295">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
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<heading id="C3E9E63BE1C4058BD8BDF2EE0F9979CA" reason="title">Specimens examined.</heading>
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:
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•
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;
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,
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;
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<collectingDate id="62FD2225E49D802A714283FA7329BB0B" value="2022-03-15" valueMax="2022-03-22" valueMin="2022-03-15">15–22 Mar. 2022</collectingDate>
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;
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leg.;
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; BOLD Sample ID: BIOUG 84494-A 06; BOLD Process ID:
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;
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<heading id="15963239550F121514CD20DB3DFDD329" reason="title">Diagnosis.</heading>
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This species can be differentiated from
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<emphasis id="17653EADF3760F9D7B259BC4BD8CEFAC" italics="true">M. cowellensis</emphasis>
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by the dimensions of the head in dorsal view, with dorsal head width / medial length being
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<emphasis id="34772F1710217DD99C0A8A2DC8FC351D" italics="true">M. ceduna</emphasis>
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, compared to
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<emphasis id="04CFD666B7F460F04217890FF1E5C4D4" italics="true">M. cowellensis</emphasis>
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. When viewed anteriorly, the head appears sub-triangular in shape, with the eyes more bulged in the dorsal half in
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<emphasis id="25D7A5FC1E17EBE60965F0D9C3A97D5F" italics="true">M. ceduna</emphasis>
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, whist the anterior head appears ovoid in
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<emphasis id="F130E5910ABF716DA341F8B61B55CA96" italics="true">M. cowellensis</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="B162BB7E6F3F8A37B0F177DED9829F67" italics="true">M. ceduna</emphasis>
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may be separated from
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<emphasis id="9D59F4C74BF871EEEEF4987A599F9EFD" italics="true">M. trianguliceps</emphasis>
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by the following characters: scape, pedicel and basal flagellomeres dark brown in
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<emphasis id="A862280AA3C42923A62016CAE359800D" italics="true">M. ceduna</emphasis>
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, as opposed to yellow-brown in
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<emphasis id="8718C0BEEB3353E31C29575B2FDF1119" italics="true">M. trianguliceps</emphasis>
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; dorsal head and face densely setose throughout in
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, whilst dorsal head is sparsely setose, and medial region of the face lacks setae in
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<emphasis id="B756D42ABDD731BAC4F1725FD020C5F2" italics="true">M. trianguliceps</emphasis>
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; inner eye margin narrowing slightly posteriorly (towards clypeus) in
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<emphasis id="2351A57B0742B3FC276097AA9CCDDEDA" italics="true">M. ceduna</emphasis>
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, whereas it is approximately parallel in
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. These species may be best separated based on DNA barcodes for which the
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of
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is 8.6 % and 11.5 % divergent from
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and
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<emphasis id="23ABF4AB86388A5420971B81E705F946" italics="true">M. trianguliceps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
respectively (Fig.
<figureCitation id="4B9D17483199EAE06B6F8A9B64AA50D5" captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="F1" captionText="Figure 1. Maximum Likelihood COI tree of Miracinae, focusing on specimens collected in Australia. Ultrafast bootstrap support values are shown beside major nodes. Morphological character state of the propodeum, and a summary of species delimitation results are shown on the right. A full version of this tree is provided in Suppl. material 4." figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.98.137806.figure1" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1232294">1</figureCitation>
; See Suppl. material
<xref id="C80DA311194A20C85E1A8029564CF99A" ref-type="supplementary-material" rid="S2">2</xref>
).
<taxonomicName id="CCA6C79FF67A20564DC00B997D96FA76" authorityName="Slater-Baker" authorityYear="2025" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Mirax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ceduna">
<emphasis id="90D1B349E7F9592CBE07BBAA074771CD" italics="true">M. ceduna</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be distinguished from all other described Australian miracines (
<taxonomicName id="8E32442112CD47CFC39494AF8036AD1B" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Mirax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="arcisensis">
<emphasis id="F677026C24B965628F4FEB1716938D13" italics="true">M. arcisensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="BFAF93D2A64F9B6FC1D4FEC1634551C6" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Mirax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="caelicus">
<emphasis id="BD5F076CD0EB8376B30706B6CB8E0F4E" italics="true">M. caelicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="41D9F7CCF7C308554B9D6EB60F538F19" authorityName="Slater-Baker" authorityYear="2025" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Mirax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kaatijan">
<emphasis id="C774AFCA08B1B6A638C67F64C08423B2" italics="true">M. kaatijan</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="91285B106BAB2B1B2515EC423026FACE" authorityName="Slater-Baker" authorityYear="2025" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Mirax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="supremus">
<emphasis id="CE6495BF70B328FA526BD2F12D833F7C" italics="true">M. supremus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) by the absence of a propodeal medial longitudinal carina.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EBJAG" type="description">
<paragraph id="06687457D730189AD6C73A8F70C6C09E">
<heading id="333B53F9E2BB44D120431D536902696A" reason="title">Description.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="008E27DDAE91C9235DF273E6C2E3391C">
<emphasis id="E6BC4C5B5192741A7C3AEDCCE1D52E35" bold="true" italics="true">Size</emphasis>
: body length
<quantity id="9B529C579219F38A03AE177AFCB39C3A" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.4" unit="mm" value="1.4">1.4 mm</quantity>
; fore wing length
<quantity id="562F88B8E730E95DCC5F36254BE5EDB8" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.4" unit="mm" value="1.4">1.4 mm</quantity>
; length of antenna slightly shorter than body length (Fig.
<figureCitation id="EDA2A9EDC20B8CF43E9E4C07BA5DF5EA" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Mirax ceduna holotype A lateral habitus B dorsal habitus C wings D dorsal view of scutellar medio-posterior depressions and propodeum E anterior head F dorsal head G lateral posterior metasoma showing ovipositor and sheaths." figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.98.137806.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1232295">2 A</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<caption id="24BB52D3D43A843BB0B85BF81ACE861F" ID-DOI="10.3897/jhr.98.137806.figure2" ID-arpha="6236B6DB-5745-59D2-9992-F699544787D1" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1232295" startId="F2">
<paragraph id="43E696702437EEFF8C15BB05E331DE78">
<label id="19C8209171AA6945BB7724273238C475">Figure 2.</label>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="DCE7D4E707E62A0AC6B8060FC715413E">
<taxonomicName id="4AD57594952D874FCF8B135CD671B8B2" authorityName="Slater-Baker" authorityYear="2025" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Mirax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ceduna">
<emphasis id="1A18FA12391F5411FDDC61F323B064C1" italics="true">Mirax ceduna</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
holotype
<emphasis id="7FFD65B6609C457BAEAEA634D3E44A65" bold="true">A</emphasis>
lateral habitus
<emphasis id="B7705CA5883ACAEEBF4D9A68F01E1064" bold="true">B</emphasis>
dorsal habitus
<emphasis id="3D94E9FCF3EDE838604C9E7F97676189" bold="true">C</emphasis>
wings
<emphasis id="C732DD38DE9FBC501DD831A27335F2C0" bold="true">D</emphasis>
dorsal view of scutellar medio-posterior depressions and propodeum
<emphasis id="8C4AB548C7EF3554DF5156D9FE4579EB" bold="true">E</emphasis>
anterior head
<emphasis id="332D3E1B6218889DDF559CA66B0BEF13" bold="true">F</emphasis>
dorsal head
<emphasis id="0B4C36B329A879178F5AC95622C7BF31" bold="true">G</emphasis>
lateral posterior metasoma showing ovipositor and sheaths.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="B3FD199946D924C9259282ACD24FC78F">
<emphasis id="3A1C180AAE5C1C4D3C045A7A0184136C" bold="true" italics="true">Colour</emphasis>
: head and mesosoma dark brown, except for yellow mandibles with brown tip and dull yellow mouthparts; metasoma dull yellow basally, gradating to brown distally;
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E4KAG" xlink_title="first mediotergite">T 1</abbrev>
yellow with brown margin;
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EBLAG" xlink_title="second mediotergite">T 2</abbrev>
yellow; ovipositor sheaths brown; hind coxa, femur, tibia and tarsus yellow-brown; fore wing veins and pterostigma translucent yellow.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1BC31D30C7ABB8CAD88F509EF21150FF">
<emphasis id="F23F712B491599D7916E45DF9A46B865" bold="true" italics="true">Head</emphasis>
: dorsal head 2.1 × wider than medial length (Fig.
<figureCitation id="3D6D03E7BAD8D268CF44755606C84267" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Mirax ceduna holotype A lateral habitus B dorsal habitus C wings D dorsal view of scutellar medio-posterior depressions and propodeum E anterior head F dorsal head G lateral posterior metasoma showing ovipositor and sheaths." figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.98.137806.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1232295">2 F</figureCitation>
); dorsal head width 1.8 × face height (Fig.
<figureCitation id="2FF7C5ECA24EBDADB357168B09C1E544" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Mirax ceduna holotype A lateral habitus B dorsal habitus C wings D dorsal view of scutellar medio-posterior depressions and propodeum E anterior head F dorsal head G lateral posterior metasoma showing ovipositor and sheaths." figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.98.137806.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1232295">2 E, F</figureCitation>
); head and face smooth, densely setose throughout (Fig.
<figureCitation id="01A760168C1B06555A2098A23F77DE92" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Mirax ceduna holotype A lateral habitus B dorsal habitus C wings D dorsal view of scutellar medio-posterior depressions and propodeum E anterior head F dorsal head G lateral posterior metasoma showing ovipositor and sheaths." figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.98.137806.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1232295">2 E, F</figureCitation>
); head shape sub-triangular in anterior view (Fig.
<figureCitation id="3FA6BE626C301DF4B3EDA4B36DC517FD" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Mirax ceduna holotype A lateral habitus B dorsal habitus C wings D dorsal view of scutellar medio-posterior depressions and propodeum E anterior head F dorsal head G lateral posterior metasoma showing ovipositor and sheaths." figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.98.137806.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1232295">2 E</figureCitation>
); dorsal eye length (maximum length measured diagonally) 0.7 × distance between the eyes at narrowest point (Fig.
<figureCitation id="9F725B8EF5CF86DC74911492CC3FC857" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Mirax ceduna holotype A lateral habitus B dorsal habitus C wings D dorsal view of scutellar medio-posterior depressions and propodeum E anterior head F dorsal head G lateral posterior metasoma showing ovipositor and sheaths." figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.98.137806.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1232295">2 F</figureCitation>
); dorsal medial head length 1.2 × longer than dorsal eye length; distance between the eyes at narrowest point 0.6 × head width in dorsal view (Fig.
<figureCitation id="EAD1A0CABBC3E8BFA3738B5FE444898A" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Mirax ceduna holotype A lateral habitus B dorsal habitus C wings D dorsal view of scutellar medio-posterior depressions and propodeum E anterior head F dorsal head G lateral posterior metasoma showing ovipositor and sheaths." figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.98.137806.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1232295">2 F</figureCitation>
); ratio
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EEMAG" xlink_title="posterior ocellus diameter">POD</abbrev>
:
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EIMAG" xlink_title="posterior inter-ocellar line">POL</abbrev>
:
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EMMAG" xlink_title="ocular-ocellar line">OOL</abbrev>
= 1: 2.8: 3.6 (Fig.
<figureCitation id="49C5A9064B2C9FE30B8B6AF75BDB5C63" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Mirax ceduna holotype A lateral habitus B dorsal habitus C wings D dorsal view of scutellar medio-posterior depressions and propodeum E anterior head F dorsal head G lateral posterior metasoma showing ovipositor and sheaths." figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.98.137806.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1232295">2 F</figureCitation>
); inner eye margin narrowing slightly posteriorly (towards clypeus; Fig.
<figureCitation id="C2B89D4AD49DD8BE6278F3BC6969AE18" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Mirax ceduna holotype A lateral habitus B dorsal habitus C wings D dorsal view of scutellar medio-posterior depressions and propodeum E anterior head F dorsal head G lateral posterior metasoma showing ovipositor and sheaths." figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.98.137806.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1232295">2 E</figureCitation>
); eyes with a few short, sparse setae (barely visible); antennae with 14 segments; scape 1.6 × longer than wide; pedicel 1.7 × longer than wide; first flagellomere 3.5 × longer than wide; 11
<superScript id="BED6B5C6EBFB3A1310E4C78408F5A155">th</superScript>
flagellomere 2.1 × longer than wide; apical flagellomere pointed; distal end of each flagellomere with several thickened setae which are longer than surrounding setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="80E097DE7FAB77A384E43ECF6ED52595">
<emphasis id="687597EC3D0BA5F07CC0A3286174B7F9" bold="true" italics="true">Mesosoma</emphasis>
: mesosoma 0.4 × body length, 1.5 × longer than wide; anteromesoscutum mostly smooth, densely setose; scutellar sulcus faintly indicated by smooth, shallow depression (Fig.
<figureCitation id="DBC6B6BD626D938C3B306F39BCAE38BE" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Mirax ceduna holotype A lateral habitus B dorsal habitus C wings D dorsal view of scutellar medio-posterior depressions and propodeum E anterior head F dorsal head G lateral posterior metasoma showing ovipositor and sheaths." figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.98.137806.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1232295">2 D</figureCitation>
); scutellum with small – medium, semi-elliptical medio-posterior depressions, separated by distance approximately equal to one depression (Fig.
<figureCitation id="0DB75F07CA4D425A103A93DDB783843F" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Mirax ceduna holotype A lateral habitus B dorsal habitus C wings D dorsal view of scutellar medio-posterior depressions and propodeum E anterior head F dorsal head G lateral posterior metasoma showing ovipositor and sheaths." figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.98.137806.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1232295">2 D</figureCitation>
); propodeum mostly smooth (Fig.
<figureCitation id="1E8078E72304621858249124DF304866" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Mirax ceduna holotype A lateral habitus B dorsal habitus C wings D dorsal view of scutellar medio-posterior depressions and propodeum E anterior head F dorsal head G lateral posterior metasoma showing ovipositor and sheaths." figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.98.137806.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1232295">2 D</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="998ECC314A13FEF9A9EE63B91BD55446">
<emphasis id="BA54412A443C8F2165FBB66FDDA31A1A" bold="true" italics="true">Wings</emphasis>
: pterostigma 2.2 × longer than wide, with outer edge rounded and protruding slightly from wing outline (Fig.
<figureCitation id="5886BFAB3A83A83808D604495A7F9155" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Mirax ceduna holotype A lateral habitus B dorsal habitus C wings D dorsal view of scutellar medio-posterior depressions and propodeum E anterior head F dorsal head G lateral posterior metasoma showing ovipositor and sheaths." figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.98.137806.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1232295">2 C</figureCitation>
); length of vein 2 RS 4.8 × r-rs, vein 2 - M 2.7 × longer than r-rs (Fig.
<figureCitation id="690D6E006A9CFBA4906A85F2BAAA0F0A" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Mirax ceduna holotype A lateral habitus B dorsal habitus C wings D dorsal view of scutellar medio-posterior depressions and propodeum E anterior head F dorsal head G lateral posterior metasoma showing ovipositor and sheaths." figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.98.137806.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1232295">2 C</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E9C2394FB20C0F21D66B96F5AA80AC33">
<emphasis id="DCE78E00949E1D3FAE72C0D6CA873AFF" bold="true" italics="true">Legs</emphasis>
: hind coxa, femur and tarsus densely setose, except for basal hind coxa sparsely setose; length of hind femur 2.1 × hind basitarsus; length of hind tibia 2.9 × hind basitarsus.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1AA6B5E14108C81B88E618278845CE81">
<emphasis id="674583A6B8ACADC7511CDFCE88560558" bold="true" italics="true">Metasoma</emphasis>
: metasoma 0.5 × body length;
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EKOAG" xlink_title="first mediotergite">T 1</abbrev>
approximately 2.1 × longer than maximum width, teardrop shaped, rounded apically;
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EOOAG" xlink_title="first mediotergite">T 1</abbrev>
smooth, with a few setae distally; ovipositor sheaths short, 2.7 × longer than wide, densely setose (Fig.
<figureCitation id="914F3497EFBEBA4E681E0A59E57F242A" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Mirax ceduna holotype A lateral habitus B dorsal habitus C wings D dorsal view of scutellar medio-posterior depressions and propodeum E anterior head F dorsal head G lateral posterior metasoma showing ovipositor and sheaths." figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.98.137806.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1232295">2 G</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="DD985C09CD3A00D8E290545C66506210">
<emphasis id="5B03FE622624B2971EF9FF0EE31E86A1" bold="true">Male.</emphasis>
Unknown.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0E1OAG" type="remarks">
<paragraph id="7C6669CE06A46355C37CDBB1E5764CE8">
<heading id="CC4D07ACAEE731D7648F4462B1A86D55" reason="title">Remarks.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="32B049CAF5E867A6A4BAAC0037872A9D">
As of publication, this species forms BOLD BIN:
<ext-link id="66B059BAD9780A5BB2A67C7FF1CDF48E" ext-link-type="uri" xlink_href="http://boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_BarcodeCluster?clusteruri=BOLD:AES9162" xlink_type="simple">BOLD: AES 9162</ext-link>
and is 7.69 % divergent from its nearest neighbour based on
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EGPAG" xlink_title="cytochrome c oxidase subunit I">
<emphasis id="1A544F7001A411AC57DAD6C2129645F7" italics="true">COI</emphasis>
</abbrev>
on BOLD. The
<typeStatus id="BBA4DEABC6EF71C2D3A470A4CA4BDBDF" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
is deposited at the South Australian Museum,
<collectingCountry id="030BB39C8761FDBE15E16FC0B18270B1" name="Australia">Australia</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EKPAG" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="CFC152C44EC6702D7FF5FA3EC16A5CD5">
<heading id="27DDE6F14F440DF19362A7FFD2235FA9" reason="title">Etymology.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="2B797E9875E41BC7CDD1923E1FD90411">This species was named in honour of the collection locality and Ceduna Area School students who collected the specimen. This species is colloquially known by the students as the ‘ golden-bum wasp’, however a collaborative decision was made to have the formal scientific name be more broadly relevant to the local community. The epithet ‘ ceduna’ is a noun in apposition.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EZPAG" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="972416A2219414CB4B68375B2F05AA4E">
<heading id="898D4F584F738064654FEC4A6DC0A48F" reason="title">Distribution.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="27100AC8C2D6ED76FCF1D160B9CDDCB9">
This species is currently known from Ceduna,
<collectingRegion id="B8CAD0C8D9EEF8DF1C4771E652712AFB" country="Australia" name="South Australia">South Australia</collectingRegion>
, however may be found in other parts of
<collectingCountry id="26B2C1B2A40F739414EFBFB4232DF356" name="Australia">Australia</collectingCountry>
. Further sampling is required to determine an accurate distribution for this species.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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