taxonID	type	description	language	source
1D778B2984835437B4A313E7135513AC.taxon	description	Fig. 2	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Guzik, Michelle, Rodriguez, Juanita, Howe, Andy, Woodward, Alice, Ducker, Nathan, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn (2025): Three new species of Australian miracine parasitoid wasps collected by regional schools as part of the Insect Investigators citizen science project (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Miracinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 19-45, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.98.137806
1D778B2984835437B4A313E7135513AC.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This species can be differentiated from M. cowellensis by the dimensions of the head in dorsal view, with dorsal head width / medial length being 2.1 in M. ceduna, compared to 1.7 in M. cowellensis. When viewed anteriorly, the head appears sub-triangular in shape, with the eyes more bulged in the dorsal half in M. ceduna, whist the anterior head appears ovoid in M. cowellensis. M. ceduna may be separated from M. trianguliceps by the following characters: scape, pedicel and basal flagellomeres dark brown in M. ceduna, as opposed to yellow-brown in M. trianguliceps; dorsal head and face densely setose throughout in M. ceduna, whilst dorsal head is sparsely setose, and medial region of the face lacks setae in M. trianguliceps; inner eye margin narrowing slightly posteriorly (towards clypeus) in M. ceduna, whereas it is approximately parallel in M. trianguliceps. These species may be best separated based on DNA barcodes for which the holotype of M. ceduna is 8.6 % and 11.5 % divergent from holotypes of M. cowellensis and M. trianguliceps respectively (Fig. 1; See Suppl. material 2). M. ceduna can be distinguished from all other described Australian miracines (M. arcisensis, M. caelicus, M. kaatijan, M. supremus) by the absence of a propodeal medial longitudinal carina.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Guzik, Michelle, Rodriguez, Juanita, Howe, Andy, Woodward, Alice, Ducker, Nathan, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn (2025): Three new species of Australian miracine parasitoid wasps collected by regional schools as part of the Insect Investigators citizen science project (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Miracinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 19-45, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.98.137806
1D778B2984835437B4A313E7135513AC.taxon	description	Description. Size: body length 1.4 mm; fore wing length 1.4 mm; length of antenna slightly shorter than body length (Fig. 2 A). Colour: head and mesosoma dark brown, except for yellow mandibles with brown tip and dull yellow mouthparts; metasoma dull yellow basally, gradating to brown distally; T 1 yellow with brown margin; T 2 yellow; ovipositor sheaths brown; hind coxa, femur, tibia and tarsus yellow-brown; fore wing veins and pterostigma translucent yellow. Head: dorsal head 2.1 × wider than medial length (Fig. 2 F); dorsal head width 1.8 × face height (Fig. 2 E, F); head and face smooth, densely setose throughout (Fig. 2 E, F); head shape sub-triangular in anterior view (Fig. 2 E); dorsal eye length (maximum length measured diagonally) 0.7 × distance between the eyes at narrowest point (Fig. 2 F); 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. 2 F); ratio POD: POL: OOL = 1: 2.8: 3.6 (Fig. 2 F); inner eye margin narrowing slightly posteriorly (towards clypeus; Fig. 2 E); 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 th flagellomere 2.1 × longer than wide; apical flagellomere pointed; distal end of each flagellomere with several thickened setae which are longer than surrounding setae. Mesosoma: mesosoma 0.4 × body length, 1.5 × longer than wide; anteromesoscutum mostly smooth, densely setose; scutellar sulcus faintly indicated by smooth, shallow depression (Fig. 2 D); scutellum with small – medium, semi-elliptical medio-posterior depressions, separated by distance approximately equal to one depression (Fig. 2 D); propodeum mostly smooth (Fig. 2 D). Wings: pterostigma 2.2 × longer than wide, with outer edge rounded and protruding slightly from wing outline (Fig. 2 C); length of vein 2 RS 4.8 × r-rs, vein 2 - M 2.7 × longer than r-rs (Fig. 2 C). Legs: 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. Metasoma: metasoma 0.5 × body length; T 1 approximately 2.1 × longer than maximum width, teardrop shaped, rounded apically; T 1 smooth, with a few setae distally; ovipositor sheaths short, 2.7 × longer than wide, densely setose (Fig. 2 G). Male. Unknown.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Guzik, Michelle, Rodriguez, Juanita, Howe, Andy, Woodward, Alice, Ducker, Nathan, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn (2025): Three new species of Australian miracine parasitoid wasps collected by regional schools as part of the Insect Investigators citizen science project (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Miracinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 19-45, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.98.137806
1D778B2984835437B4A313E7135513AC.taxon	etymology	Etymology. 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.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Guzik, Michelle, Rodriguez, Juanita, Howe, Andy, Woodward, Alice, Ducker, Nathan, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn (2025): Three new species of Australian miracine parasitoid wasps collected by regional schools as part of the Insect Investigators citizen science project (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Miracinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 19-45, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.98.137806
1D778B2984835437B4A313E7135513AC.taxon	distribution	Distribution. This species is currently known from Ceduna, South Australia, however may be found in other parts of Australia. Further sampling is required to determine an accurate distribution for this species.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Guzik, Michelle, Rodriguez, Juanita, Howe, Andy, Woodward, Alice, Ducker, Nathan, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn (2025): Three new species of Australian miracine parasitoid wasps collected by regional schools as part of the Insect Investigators citizen science project (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Miracinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 19-45, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.98.137806
35007B19780B53DA80E0B73627FCE4ED.taxon	type_taxon	Type species. Mirax rufilabris Haliday, 1833: 263, description in Haliday 1834: 230	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Guzik, Michelle, Rodriguez, Juanita, Howe, Andy, Woodward, Alice, Ducker, Nathan, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn (2025): Three new species of Australian miracine parasitoid wasps collected by regional schools as part of the Insect Investigators citizen science project (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Miracinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 19-45, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.98.137806
8F512D9F670350E0A5C93D3BB215CC00.taxon	description	Fig. 3	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Guzik, Michelle, Rodriguez, Juanita, Howe, Andy, Woodward, Alice, Ducker, Nathan, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn (2025): Three new species of Australian miracine parasitoid wasps collected by regional schools as part of the Insect Investigators citizen science project (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Miracinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 19-45, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.98.137806
8F512D9F670350E0A5C93D3BB215CC00.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Mirax kaatijan can be distinguished from all described Australian Miracinae by the solid yellow colouration of the head and mesosoma. Mirax kaatijan appears similar to an undescribed Australian species collected from Gleneagle State Forest WA, represented by BOLD process ID: AUMIR 010 - 21, however this undescribed male specimen has the mesosoma mostly brown, and scutellar medio-posterior depressions large and ovoid, separated by a distance less than one depression.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Guzik, Michelle, Rodriguez, Juanita, Howe, Andy, Woodward, Alice, Ducker, Nathan, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn (2025): Three new species of Australian miracine parasitoid wasps collected by regional schools as part of the Insect Investigators citizen science project (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Miracinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 19-45, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.98.137806
8F512D9F670350E0A5C93D3BB215CC00.taxon	description	Description. Size: body length 1.5 mm; fore wing length 1.7 mm; length of antenna approximately equal to body length (Fig. 3 A). Colour: head and mesosoma yellow, except for flagellum and tip of mandible dark brown. metasoma dull yellow basally, gradating to brown distally; T 1 yellow with yellow-brown margin; T 2 yellow; ovipositor sheaths brown; hind coxa, femur, tibia and tarsus yellow; fore wing veins and pterostigma translucent brownish. Head: dorsal head 1.6 × wider than medial length (Fig. 3 F); dorsal head width 1.3 × face height (Fig. 3 E, F); head and face smooth, with short, dense setae throughout (Fig. 3 E, F); head shape nearly ovoid in anterior view (Fig. 3 E); dorsal eye length (maximum length measured diagonally) 0.7 × distance between the eyes at narrowest point (Fig. 3 F); dorsal medial head length 1.5 × longer than dorsal eye length; distance between the eyes at narrowest point 0.6 × head width in dorsal view (Fig. 3 F); ratio POD: POL: OOL = 1: 1.7: 2.9 (Fig. 3 F); inner eye margin narrowing slightly posteriorly (towards clypeus; Fig. 3 E); eyes with a few short, sparse setae (barely visible); antennae with 14 segments; scape 1.9 × longer than wide; pedicel 2.1 × longer than wide; first flagellomere 3.9 × longer than wide; 11 th flagellomere 1.9 × longer than wide; apical flagellomere pointed; distal end of each flagellomere with several thickened setae which are longer than surrounding setae. Mesosoma: mesosoma 0.4 × body length, 1.6 × longer than wide; anteromesoscutum mostly smooth, densely setose; scutellar sulcus faintly indicated by smooth, shallow depression and band of yellow-brown colouration (Fig. 3 D); scutellum with medium-sized, semi-elliptical medio-posterior depressions, separated distance approximately equal to one depression (Fig. 3 D); propodeum mostly smooth, without medial longitudinal carina (Fig. 3 D). Wings: pterostigma 2.3 × longer than wide, with outer edge rounded and protruding slightly from wing outline (Fig. 3 C); length of vein 2 RS 4.5 × r-rs, vein 2 - M 1.9 × longer than r-rs (Fig. 3 C). Legs: hind coxa, femur and tarsus densely setose, except for basal hind coxa sparsely setose; length of hind femur length 1.7 × hind basitarsus; length of hind tibia 2.1 × hind basitarsus. Metasoma: metasoma 0.4 × body length; T 1 approximately 1.9 × longer than maximum width, teardrop shaped, rounded apically; T 1 smooth, with a few setae distally; ovipositor sheaths short, 2.2 × longer than wide, densely setose (Fig. 3 G). Male. unknown.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Guzik, Michelle, Rodriguez, Juanita, Howe, Andy, Woodward, Alice, Ducker, Nathan, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn (2025): Three new species of Australian miracine parasitoid wasps collected by regional schools as part of the Insect Investigators citizen science project (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Miracinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 19-45, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.98.137806
8F512D9F670350E0A5C93D3BB215CC00.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet ‘ kaatijan’ means ‘ knowledge’ or ‘ learning’ in the Noongar language of southwestern Western Australia. The name was selected by Kwoorbup Nature School students in collaboration with Menang Noongar Elder Uncle Lester Coyne to signify the importance of knowledge about our insects, as well as the students’ learning throughout the Insect Investigators project. The epithet ‘ kaatijan’ is a noun in apposition.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Guzik, Michelle, Rodriguez, Juanita, Howe, Andy, Woodward, Alice, Ducker, Nathan, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn (2025): Three new species of Australian miracine parasitoid wasps collected by regional schools as part of the Insect Investigators citizen science project (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Miracinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 19-45, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.98.137806
8F512D9F670350E0A5C93D3BB215CC00.taxon	distribution	Distribution. This species is currently known only from William Bay National Park, WA, however may be found in other parts of Australia. Further sampling is required to determine an accurate distribution for this species.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Guzik, Michelle, Rodriguez, Juanita, Howe, Andy, Woodward, Alice, Ducker, Nathan, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn (2025): Three new species of Australian miracine parasitoid wasps collected by regional schools as part of the Insect Investigators citizen science project (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Miracinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 19-45, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.98.137806
9EB98DA3FCB05D8494C18715CCAF075E.taxon	description	Fig. 4	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Guzik, Michelle, Rodriguez, Juanita, Howe, Andy, Woodward, Alice, Ducker, Nathan, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn (2025): Three new species of Australian miracine parasitoid wasps collected by regional schools as part of the Insect Investigators citizen science project (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Miracinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 19-45, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.98.137806
9EB98DA3FCB05D8494C18715CCAF075E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Mirax supremus is morphologically very similar to its closest known relatives M. caelicus and M. arcisensis. M. supremus is therefore best distinguished from these species based on DNA barcodes, for which the holotype of M. supremus is 4.6 and 9.3 % divergent from holotypes of M. caelicus and M. arcisensis respectively (Fig. 1; see Suppl. material 2). There are some subtle morphological differences between these species however: T 1 is comparatively broader (2.1 – 2.4 × longer than maximum width) in M. supremus, whereas it is 3.2 – 3.4 × longer than wide and appears strongly narrowed basally in M. arcisensis; Scutellar medio-posterior depressions are smaller and semi-eliptical in M. arcisensis, whereas they are larger and oval-shaped in M supremus; Scutellar medio-posterior depressions are separated by a distance approximately equal to the maximum width of one depression in M. supremus, whereas they separated by a distance less than the maximum width of one depression in both M. caelicus and M. arcisensis; Ratio of r-rs / 2 RS length is 4.4 – 4.3 in M. supremus, whereas it is 3.7 in M. caelicus. M. supremu s can be differentiated from all other described Australian Miracinae (M. ceduna, M. cowellensis, M. kaatijan, M. trianguliceps) by the presence of a medial longitudinal carina on the propodeum.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Guzik, Michelle, Rodriguez, Juanita, Howe, Andy, Woodward, Alice, Ducker, Nathan, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn (2025): Three new species of Australian miracine parasitoid wasps collected by regional schools as part of the Insect Investigators citizen science project (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Miracinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 19-45, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.98.137806
9EB98DA3FCB05D8494C18715CCAF075E.taxon	description	Description. Measurements of the holotype are provided, with paratype measurements given in parentheses when different to the holotype. Size: body length 1.3 mm; fore wing length 1.4 (1.5) mm; length of antenna approximately equal to body length (Fig. 4 A). Colour: head and mesosoma dark brown, except for mandible yellow-brown (or brown), mouthparts dull yellow, scape and pedicel brown; metasoma dull yellow basally, gradating to brown distally; T 1 yellow-brown (or brown), with brown (or dark) margin; T 2 yellow; ovipositor sheaths brown; hind coxa, femur and tarsus yellow; fore wing veins and pterostigma translucent brown. Head: dorsal head 1.9 (1.8) × wider than medial length (Fig. 4 F); dorsal head width 1.7 (1.5) × face height (Fig. 4 E, F); head and face smooth, sparsely setose dorsally, with the face densely setose (Fig. 4 E, F); head shape nearly ovoid in anterior view (Fig. 4 E); dorsal eye length (maximum length measured diagonally) 0.7 × dorsal distance between the eyes at narrowest point (Fig. 4 F); dorsal medial head length 1.3 × longer than dorsal eye length; dorsal distance between the eyes at narrowest point 0.6 × head width in dorsal view (Fig. 4 F); ratio POD: POL: OOL; 1: 2: 3.5 (1: 1.9: 3.2) (Fig. 4 F); inner eye margin narrowing slightly posteriorly (towards clypeus; Fig. 4 E); eyes with a few short, sparse setae (barely visible); antennae with 14 segments; scape 2.0 (1.9) × longer than wide; pedicel 1.9 (1.8) × longer than wide; first flagellomere 5.0 (4.5) × longer than wide; 11 th flagellomere 2.2 (2.6) × longer than wide; apical flagellomere pointed; distal end of each flagellomere with several thickened setae which are longer than surrounding setae. Mesosoma: mesosoma 0.4 (0.3) × body length, 1.4 (1.2) × longer than wide; anteromesoscutum mostly smooth (or with very shallow, dense punctures, more prominent towards edges), moderately – densely setose; scutellar sulcus faintly indicated by smooth, shallow depression (Fig. 4 D); scutellum with medium-sized, elongate, oval-shaped medio-posterior depressions, separated by width approximately equal to one depression (Fig. 4 D); propodeum mostly smooth with a medial longitudinal carina, meeting transverse carinae two thirds down propodeum in a ‘ Y’ shaped configuration. Wings: pterostigma 2.5 (2.4) × longer than wide, with outer edge rounded and protruding slightly from wing outline (Fig. 4 C); length of vein 2 RS 4.4 (4.3) × r-rs, vein 2 - M 1.3 (2.0) × longer than r-rs (Fig. 4 C). Legs: hind coxa, femur and tarsus densely setose, except for basal hind coxa sparsely setose; length of hind femur 2.1 (1.7) × hind basitarsus; length of hind tibia 3.1 (2.6) × hind basitarsus. Metasoma: mesosoma 0.4 (0.5) × body length; T 1 approximately 2.1 (2.4) × longer than maximum width, teardrop shaped, almost ovoid apically; T 1 Smooth, with a few setae distally; ovipositor sheaths short, 3.8 (5.0) × longer than wide, densely setose (Fig. 4 G). Male. Appears similar to the female, except for the following: fore wing 1.7 mm; mesosoma dark, brown basally; T 1 brown with dark margin; T 2 dark; antennae longer than the body; penultimate flagellomere 2.9 × longer than wide; POD: POL: OOL 1: 1.3: 2.7; head width 1.4 × face height; dorsal medial head length 1.4 × longer than dorsal eye length; pterostigma 3.2 × longer than wide; length of vein 2 RS 5.3 × r-rs, vein 2 - M 1.9 × longer than r-rs; T 1 2.8 × longer than wide.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Guzik, Michelle, Rodriguez, Juanita, Howe, Andy, Woodward, Alice, Ducker, Nathan, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn (2025): Three new species of Australian miracine parasitoid wasps collected by regional schools as part of the Insect Investigators citizen science project (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Miracinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 19-45, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.98.137806
9EB98DA3FCB05D8494C18715CCAF075E.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet ‘ supremus’ is a Latin masculine adjective meaning ‘ highest’ or ‘ loftiest’, to represent the term ‘ pinnacle’. This epithet was selected by the year 8 – 9 students of Beerwah State High School who collected the holotype, to celebrate the students being part of the Pinnacle Class program at their school. Female type specimens are deposited at the Queensland Museum, Australia, and the male paratype is deposited at the Australian National Insect Collection, Australia.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Guzik, Michelle, Rodriguez, Juanita, Howe, Andy, Woodward, Alice, Ducker, Nathan, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn (2025): Three new species of Australian miracine parasitoid wasps collected by regional schools as part of the Insect Investigators citizen science project (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Miracinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 19-45, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.98.137806
9EB98DA3FCB05D8494C18715CCAF075E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. This species is currently known from Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. It is likely to be distributed along the east coast of Australia, however may also be found in other regions. Further sampling is required to determine an accurate distribution for this species.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Guzik, Michelle, Rodriguez, Juanita, Howe, Andy, Woodward, Alice, Ducker, Nathan, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn (2025): Three new species of Australian miracine parasitoid wasps collected by regional schools as part of the Insect Investigators citizen science project (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Miracinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 98: 19-45, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.98.137806
