taxonID	type	description	language	source
28DEDFDF3EF35A78A5E7D157322E1DDB.taxon	description	Fig. 4 A (distribution), Fig. 15 (holotype and paratype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
28DEDFDF3EF35A78A5E7D157322E1DDB.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.8 mm; fore wing length: 2.5 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 2.9; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.4. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with seven pits; mesoscutellar disc punctate throughout; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly rugose; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): all dark; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.4. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; T 1 mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 1.0. Apanteles adustus can be separated from the other species of Apanteles in Australia that have a dark metacoxa and metafemur, ovipositor sheaths> 0.6 × metatibia length, antennae of similar size or longer than the length of the body, a completely hyaline fore wing membrane, and a uniformly pigmented pterostigma (no paler centre region, and no pale spot on proximal corner), by having T 1 with strong rugose sculpture over most of length, the mesoscutellar disc punctate throughout, T 3 densely setose, and T 2 posterior width / medial length ratio ~ 2.6.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
28DEDFDF3EF35A78A5E7D157322E1DDB.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet is a Latin adjective meaning ‘ singed / burnt’ and is inspired by the dark colouration, particularly the two-tone metatibia.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
28DEDFDF3EF35A78A5E7D157322E1DDB.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles adustus is currently known from two sites, one in NSW and one in SA.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
3E08C0001FAD5AFB9A83D9A863A95562.taxon	description	Fig. 4 A (distribution), Fig. 16 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
3E08C0001FAD5AFB9A83D9A863A95562.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.4 mm; fore wing length: 2.4 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 2.0; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.0. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with 11 pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly smooth posteriorly, mostly rugose anteriorly; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma paler (more hyaline) than outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.8. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 1.0. Apanteles aeternus can be separated from the other species of Apanteles in Australia which have the metacoxa and metafemur dark and the pterostigma with a paler centre by having fore wing with veins M + CU, 1 cu-a, 1 M, 1 CUa, 1 CUb, (RS + M) a, 2 RS, and 1 m-cu all unpigmented or transparent, T 1 with strong rugose sculpturing and the metatibia mostly pale. Apanteles aeternus is easily separated from A. translucentis using morphology, but the two species cluster discretely using COI and wg barcodes.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
3E08C0001FAD5AFB9A83D9A863A95562.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet is a Latin adjective meaning ‘ everlasting / eternal’.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
3E08C0001FAD5AFB9A83D9A863A95562.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles aeternus is currently known from two remote sites, one in northern WA and one in northern QLD.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
25D292753B975F7592C6B07BE1D0069B.taxon	description	Fig. 4 B (distribution), Fig. 17 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
25D292753B975F7592C6B07BE1D0069B.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 3.0 mm; fore wing length: 2.6 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 2.2; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.1. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with nine pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly rugose; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.4. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 1.1. Apanteles alatomicans can be separated from most species of Apanteles in Australia that have a dark metacoxa and metafemur, and uniformly pigmented pterostigma by having the hind tibia mostly dark with a bright, discrete pale band in the proximal 1 / 3, and by having infuscation on the fore wing which is restricted to area around veins r and 1 CUb, and the basal cell of fore wing comparatively less densely setose than found in A. lamingtonensis and A. ferripulvis. We recommend separating A. alatomicans from A. hades and A. magicus using COI or wg barcodes and evaluating the placement of the sequence in a phylogeny amongst the validated references provided here.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
25D292753B975F7592C6B07BE1D0069B.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species was named by students in year 9 at Springsure State School in QLD, who in year 7 ran the Malaise trap that collected several of the paratype specimens. The epithet should be treated as an adjective and is formed from the Latin ‘ alatus’ (furnished with wings) and ‘ micans’ (twinkling) and the wasp was affectionately given the nickname “ Mr Twinkle Wings ” in the taxonomy workshop. In the words of the class teacher, Peter Spencer: “ The reason for naming refers to the beauty of the wasp and the shiny / twinkle of its wings particularly, and the fact the students also believe it is found in a place representing Australian beauty – the outback. ”	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
25D292753B975F7592C6B07BE1D0069B.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles alatomicans is known from multiple locations in eastern QLD.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
5344751579BD5666B5AB586D9C2EBA67.taxon	description	Fig. 6 D (distribution), Fig. 18 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
5344751579BD5666B5AB586D9C2EBA67.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 1.6 mm; fore wing length: 1.7 mm., Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 1.9; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.2. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with ten pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly smooth; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma paler (more hyaline) than outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.3. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; mostly smooth; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 1.0. Apanteles allapsus can be separated from the other species of Apanteles in Australia that have a dark metacoxa and metafemur and the pterostigma with outer border darker than centre, centre of pterostigma pale or transparent / hyaline by having most fore wing veins pigmented, including 1 CUa, 1 CUb, M + CU, and 1 M pigmented for most of their lengths, T 1 smooth; propodeal areola slightly rounded, and the propodeum relatively smooth. Apanteles allapsus can be separated from the described species known from Pakistan as follows: from A. angustibasis (Gahan, 1925) by having the ovipositor sheath / metatibia ratio ~ 1.0, and the antenna similar length to the body (A. angustibasis has the ovipositor and antenna quite short – images of the holotype examined); from A. angalti Muesebeck, 1956 by having the T 2 comparatively more transverse (images of the holotype examined), from A. cypris Nixon, 1965 and from A. significans (Walker, 1860) by having the pterostigma pale / hyaline in the centre (both A. cypris and A. signficans have the pterostigma uniformly pigmented with a pale spot in proximal corner; images of the holotype of A. cypris were examined, and illustration of A. significans Nixon (1965; fig. 58 )); and from A. telon Nixon, 1965 (original description used) by more complete carination of the propodeal areola (A. telon has the areola reduced), a shorter ovipositor sheath (A. telon described as having the sheath 1.5 × longer than metatibia), and much smaller in size (A. telon is> 3 mm long). We are unable to locate the description or images of A. quadratus Anjum & Malik, 1978, and therefore cannot compare versus this species.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
5344751579BD5666B5AB586D9C2EBA67.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet is a participle in the nominative case and is Latin for a ‘ gliding approach / a flowing near’ and is an oblique reference to the comparatively smooth T 1 and propodeum of this species, and also to the collection locality of Limestone Gorge.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
5344751579BD5666B5AB586D9C2EBA67.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles allapsus is known from one specimen from northern NT, and potentially from Pakistan (see note in ‘ Molecular Information’.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
A2AF1EC808DE511A81FF44C6B8523895.taxon	description	Fig. 4 A (distribution), Fig. 19 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
A2AF1EC808DE511A81FF44C6B8523895.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.5 mm; fore wing length: 2.6 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 3.6; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.5. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with eight pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly smooth posteriorly, mostly rugose anteriorly; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.1. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; T 1 mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 1.2. Apanteles amicalis can be separated from the other species of Apanteles in Australia that have a dark metacoxa and metafemur and the pterostigma uniformly pigmented (no pale centre or large pale spot on the proximal corner), the ovipositor sheath lengths> 0.8 × metatibia length and the antenna of similar size to the body length, by having T 1 with strong sculpture over at most of posterior 1 / 2 of tergite, the mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, fore wing veins 1 M and 1 CUa of similar pigmentation, and T 2 posterior length / width ratio ~ 5.0. This species is not diagnosable against A. persephone Nixon, 1965 at the current time, but as A. persephone was described from two specimens near Perth in WA, and we have only a single specimen from Canberra ACT, we think it is unlikely that it is the same species. However, we acknowledge that synonomy may be required in the future if DNA is able to be obtained from the holotype or paratype of A. persephone.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
A2AF1EC808DE511A81FF44C6B8523895.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet is from a Latin adjective meaning friendly and refers to the friendly exchange of specimens between dipterist K. M. Bayless, the collector of the holotype, and the authors; they thank him for generously sharing bulk Hymenoptera from his many Malaise traps!	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
A2AF1EC808DE511A81FF44C6B8523895.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles amicalis is known from one specimen from the ACT.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
64F8536FC1675709B32DE9D3C2C46605.taxon	description	Fig. 4 B (distribution), Fig. 20 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
64F8536FC1675709B32DE9D3C2C46605.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.4 mm; fore wing length: 2.2 mm. Head: anterior scape colour much paler, dramatically different colour than head (a bright orange in holotype); F 2 L / W ratio: 2.8. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with 11 pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly rugose; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour uniformly pale (a bright orange in the holotype). Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.5. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; T 1 mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; hypopygium without defined ventral pleats; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 0.4. Apanteles apollo can be separated from other species of Apanteles in Australia that have the metacoxa dark and the metafemur uniformly pale by the ovipositor sheaths short (<0.5 × metatibia length), the hypopygium without defined ventral pleats and T 1 and T 2 as in Fig. 20 B. It is also one of the few species with the scape considerably paler than the head colour when viewed from the anterior side of the head. Due to this species potentially being identified as Parapanteles, we also diagnose it against the three species of Parapanteles known from Australia. Images of the holotypes and the treatment in Nixon (1965) were referred to. Apanteles apollo can be separated from all three species by having the metafemur pale (all Parapanteles known in Australia have the metafemur dark) and additionally from Parapanteles folia (Nixon, 1965) by having the pterostigma uniformly pigmented (Apanteles folia has the pterostigma more hyaline in the centre); from Parapanteles hyposidrae (Wilkinson, 1928) by having a comparatively narrower T 1; and from Parapanteles masoni Austin & Dangerfield, 1992 by having the propodeum rugose (P. masoni has the propodeum relatively smooth with complete carina).	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
64F8536FC1675709B32DE9D3C2C46605.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named for Apollo, an Olympian god from Greek mythology.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
64F8536FC1675709B32DE9D3C2C46605.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles apollo is currently only known from one specimen from Gregory National Park in the NT.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
EB7979682F985A7B95EBD38B648AF9D1.taxon	description	Fig. 4 A (distribution), Fig. 21 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
EB7979682F985A7B95EBD38B648AF9D1.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.8 mm; fore wing length: 2.8 mm. Head: anterior scape colour moderately paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 3.2; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.9. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with seven pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly rugose; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly pale. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.1. Metasoma: T 1 shape narrowing distally, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; T 1 mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 0.8. Apanteles apricus can be separated from other species of Apanteles in Australia with a dark metacoxa by having the metafemur uniformly pale, the ovipositor sheath 0.8 – 1.0 × metatibia length and hypopygium with clearly defined ventral pleats, and the propodeum with strong rugose sculpture, areola not well defined amongst strong sculpture and T 1 slightly narrowing posteriorly.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
EB7979682F985A7B95EBD38B648AF9D1.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet is a Latin adjective meaning sunny and relates to the sunshine-filled places the species is currently known from, as well as its yellowish metafemur.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
EB7979682F985A7B95EBD38B648AF9D1.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles apricus is currently known from two specimens collected in northern Australia, one near Brisbane and one in northeastern WA.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
CBE0DE6B95C25BC085BA87EAF2F62EDA.taxon	description	Fig. 4 C (distribution), Fig. 22 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
CBE0DE6B95C25BC085BA87EAF2F62EDA.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.5 mm; fore wing length: 3.3 mm. Head: anterior scape colour much paler, dramatically different colour than head; F 2 L / W ratio: 2.4; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.5., scutoscutellar sulcus with 11 pits; mesoscutellar disc punctate throughout; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly smooth posteriorly, mostly rugose anteriorly; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly pale; metafemur colour uniformly pale (a very light brown / orange in the holotype). Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.7. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, then narrowing in distal 1 / 3., T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; T 1 mostly rugose in distal 1 / 2, mostly in smooth basal 1 / 2; T 2 mostly smooth; hypopygium without defined ventral pleats; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 0.3. Apanteles artemis can be separated from other species of Apanteles in Australia that have the metacoxa dark and the metafemur uniformly pale by the ovipositor sheaths short (<0.5 × metatibia length), the hypopygium without defined ventral pleats, T 1 narrowing and T 2 as in Fig. 22 B. It is also one of the few species with the scape considerably paler than the head colour in when viewed from the anterior of the head. Due to this species potentially being identified as Parapanteles, we also diagnose it against the three species of Parapanteles known from Australia. Apanteles artemis can be separated from all three species by having the metafemur pale (all Parapanteles known in Australia have the metafemur dark) and by having T 1 more strongly narrowing posteriorly (all Parapanteles known in Australia have a relatively parallel T 1).	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
CBE0DE6B95C25BC085BA87EAF2F62EDA.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named for Artemis, an Olympian goddess from Greek mythology.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
CBE0DE6B95C25BC085BA87EAF2F62EDA.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles artemis is currently only known from one specimen from Gregory National Park in the NT.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
FF79CC3B90FD5F01A32931A0430ED02E.taxon	description	Fig. 4 B (distribution), Fig. 23 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
FF79CC3B90FD5F01A32931A0430ED02E.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.7 mm; fore wing length: 2.5 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 2.9; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.3. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with ten pits; mesoscutellar disc punctate throughout; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly rugose; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly Pale with dark band in distal 1 / 3. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.4. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width narrow,> 2 × longer than wide; T 1 mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 1.0. Apanteles aurantius can be separated from other species of Apanteles in Australia by the distinctive colouration of the metafemur (mostly pale / orange with a dark area distally).	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
FF79CC3B90FD5F01A32931A0430ED02E.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet is a Latin adjective meaning ‘ orange’ and refers to the bright orange colour on the metafemur and metatibia.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
FF79CC3B90FD5F01A32931A0430ED02E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles aurantius has a broad distribution, with collection records down the east coast of Australia, and isolated records in SA and WA.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
0E237F1254295CBB9D12986579F6006F.taxon	description	Fig. 4 B (distribution), Fig. 24 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
0E237F1254295CBB9D12986579F6006F.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.1 mm; fore wing length: 2.2 mm. Head: anterior scape colour moderately paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 2.6; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.3. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with 11 pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly smooth; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): pale, pale, dark; metafemur colour mostly pale. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 0.8. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 1.0. Apanteles auroralis can be separated from most other species of Apanteles in Australia with a dark metacoxa, a completely pale metafemur and a uniformly pigmented pterostigma by the ovipositor sheath 0.8 – 1.0 × metatibia length and hypopygium with clearly defined ventral pleats. The species can be separated from A. apricus by the propodeum comparatively smoother, areola clearly defined and T 1 parallel-sided; A. apricus has the propodeum with much stronger sculpturing and T 1 slightly narrowing posteriorly.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
0E237F1254295CBB9D12986579F6006F.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet is an adjective formed from the Latin noun aurora meaning dawn / sunrise and relates to the strong colour contrast between the two yellow pro- and mesocoxae, and the dark metacoxa.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
0E237F1254295CBB9D12986579F6006F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles auroralis is known from two sites in southern QLD.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
B9352B2972EE51D99635E3DA59D73FB1.taxon	description	Fig. 4 B (distribution), Fig. 25 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
B9352B2972EE51D99635E3DA59D73FB1.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.5 mm; fore wing length: 2.5 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 3.6; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.1. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with nine pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations, sculpturing stronger in anterior half; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly smooth posteriorly, mostly rugose anteriorly; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma paler (more hyaline) than outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.4. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, then narrowing in distal 1 / 3; T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; T 1 mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 0.8. Apanteles banrock can be separated from most other species of Apanteles in Australia with a dark metacoxa and metafemur by the pterostigma with outer border darker than centre, centre of pterostigma pale or transparent / hyaline (but much less extreme than other species), the fore wing with M + CU, 1 cu-a, 1 M, 1 CU, (RS + M) a, 2 RS and 1 m-cu pigmented for most of their lengths, T 1 and propodeum with strong sculpture, and the propodeal areola strongly V-shaped.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
B9352B2972EE51D99635E3DA59D73FB1.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named for Banrock Station, the collection locality, to honour the commitment of the winery to restoring and protecting the natural environment. The epithet is a noun in apposition.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
B9352B2972EE51D99635E3DA59D73FB1.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Currently known only from Banrock Station in the Riverland region of SA.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
171BFB02FD3D5208888EFAC39F75F611.taxon	description	Fig. 4 C (distribution), Fig. 26 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
171BFB02FD3D5208888EFAC39F75F611.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.1 mm; fore wing length: 2.0 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 1.7; F 14 L / W ratio: 0.9. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with 11 pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly smooth posteriorly, mostly rugose anteriorly; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.0. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, then narrowing in distal 1 / 3, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; T 1 mostly smooth; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 0.4. Apanteles breviflagellarius is a slightly unusual species of Apanteles and quite distinct; it can be separated from other species of Apanteles in Australia by the dark metacoxa and metafemur, the short ovipositor sheaths and hypopygium with a ventral membranous area, the antennae shorter than the body length, pterostigma uniformly pigmented and T 1 strongly narrowing posteriorly.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
171BFB02FD3D5208888EFAC39F75F611.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet is a Latin adjective formed from brevi meaning short, and flagellum, relating to the short antennae of this species.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
171BFB02FD3D5208888EFAC39F75F611.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles breviflagellarius is currently only known from one specimen collected in southern QLD.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
C848786FE4D459B5B3CC149F90FC7B46.taxon	description	Fig. 4 C (distribution), Fig. 27 (examined material and holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
C848786FE4D459B5B3CC149F90FC7B46.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.8 mm; fore wing length: 2.6 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 2.7; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.1. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with 12 pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly smooth posteriorly, mostly rugose anteriorly; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges with a pale spot proximally; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.2. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; T 1 mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 0.8. Apanteles brockhedgesi can be separated from most other species of Apanteles in Australia that have a dark metacoxa and metafemur and the pterostigma without a pale centre, the ovipositor sheath length> 0.6 × metatibia length and the antenna of similar size to the body length by the pterostigma having a small pale spot proximally, the metatibia displaying a gradient of colouration from pale to dark, the colours merging in the centre, T 1 with strong sculpture over at least most of posterior 1 / 2 of tergite, mesoscutellar disc with at most scattered punctures along margins, fore wing vein 1 M much less pigmented (often transparent / pale) compared to pigmentation of vein 1 CUa, and the scutoscutellar sulcus comparatively narrower and with comparatively smaller pits than most species.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
C848786FE4D459B5B3CC149F90FC7B46.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named after Brock Hedges, who facilitated the field trip which resulted in the collection of the specimen at Hiltaba Nature Reserve. Dr Hedges has provided considerable support to several authors of this paper for many years.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
C848786FE4D459B5B3CC149F90FC7B46.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles brockhedgesi is a commonly collected species with a broad distribution across SA, with a single collection record in WA.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
7700C989C67B5D2FB7D2BC3B2CB748A5.taxon	description	Fig. 5 A (distribution in Australia / New Zealand from this study), Fig. 28 (Australian specimen), Fig. 29 (Canadian specimen)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
7700C989C67B5D2FB7D2BC3B2CB748A5.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Apanteles carpatus can be separated from all described species of Apanteles in Australia with the metacoxa dark by having the pterostigma with large pale spot in proximal corner, fore wing veins 1 CUa, 1 CUb, 1 m-cu all pale / unpigmented and T 1 and T 2 strongly sculptured.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
1DB268147A9D5F0BA0640936C6BC0583.taxon	description	Fig. 5 A (distribution), Fig. 30 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
1DB268147A9D5F0BA0640936C6BC0583.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.5 mm; fore wing length: 2.5 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 3.8; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.3. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with seven pits; mesoscutellar disc punctate throughout; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly rugose; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.4. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel but narrowing slightly in posterior 1 / 3 or 1 / 4, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; T 1 mostly rugose; T 2 with fine sculpture; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 1.0. Apanteles cuprum can be separated from the other species of Apanteles known from Australia with a dark hind coxa by the metafemur with pale area in the proximal 1 / 4, the trochanter and trochantellus also pale, the anterior side of the scape similar in colour to the head (not much paler), T 2 smooth, and T 1 narrowing posteriorly as in Fig. 30 B. Due to this species also occurring in Fiji (identified through a COI sequence from Fiji in the same BIN, with the specimen (CNC CNCHW 953 - 09) examined and morphology aligning to that of the Australian material) we also diagnose this species against those known from Fiji. Diagnoses are based on the information in Nixon (1965) unless otherwise noted. Apanteles cuprum can be separated from: Apanteles aglaus Nixon, 1965 and Apanteles daimenes Nixon, 1965 by the ovipositor sheath approximately the same length as the metatibia (A. aglaus and A. daimenes described as having the ovipositor sheath only 2 / 3 as long as the metatibia). Apanteles eurynome Nixon, 1965 by the fore wing membrane hyaline (no infuscation) and the antennae at least as long as the body length (A. eurynome is described as having a “ faint proximal cloud of the fore wing [that] hardly extends into the median cell ” and “ the antenna is short with the three preapical segments slightly transverse. ” Apanteles hymeniae Wilkinson, 1935 by having T 2 smooth and the hind leg mostly brown (although pale on the proximal 1 / 2 of the metatibia and the trochanter), whilst A. hymeniae is described by Nixon (1965) as “ characterised essentially by the weakly transverse, heavily rugose median field of tergite (2 + 3) and the bright yellow legs. ” Apanteles orphne Nixon, 1965 by the fore wing membrane hyaline and the ovipositor sheath approximately the same length as the metatibia; A. orphne is described as having a “ proximal cloud of the fore wing [which fills] only about distal sixth of the median cell ” and the ovipositor sheaths 1.5 × as long as the metatibia. Apanteles samoanus Fullaway, 1940 by the T 1 being close to 2 × longer than wide (if anterior width is measured) or> 2 × longer than wide (if posterior width is measured), and narrowing in posterior 1 / 3 or 1 / 4; whilst A. samoanus is described as the “ 1 st tergite a little longer than wide with parallel sides ” (from original description, not treated by Nixon (1965)). Apanteles tirathabae Wilkinson, 1928 by the antennae similar length to the body length (A. tirathabae has the antenna short, thick, with segments 16 and 17 not longer than wide). Apanteles trifasciatus Muesebeck, 1946 by having the fore wing membrane hyaline (A. trifasciatus has very strong infuscated areas, images of type compared: http: // n 2 t. net / ark: / 65665 / 3 ff 1 ddf 70 - f 69 e- 4 d 29 - 97 f 1 - 7 c 4 dffd 71683).	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
1DB268147A9D5F0BA0640936C6BC0583.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet is a Latin noun in apposition (genitive case) and was named by students at Mount Molloy State School, who collected two paratype specimens during ‘ Insect Investigators’. The Latin noun means ‘ copper’ (the metal) and the students chose the name to relate to the rich copper resources found in the Mount Molloy region. Whilst the species is found in many places without copper mining, we think this name is also apt because of the more coppery colour of this species compared to many others in the genus.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
1DB268147A9D5F0BA0640936C6BC0583.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles cuprum is found in the north of Australia (northern NT, QLD, WA) and also in Fiji.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
129ACB0574315BDF9F49B73328B76230.taxon	description	Fig. 5 B (distribution), Fig. 31 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
129ACB0574315BDF9F49B73328B76230.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.2 mm; fore wing length: 2.2 mm. Head: Anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 3.1; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.2. Mesosoma: Scutoscutellar sulcus with 12 pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly rugose; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur completely dark; outer side of metatibia mostly dark with pale area in proximal 1 / 3. Wing: Fore wing membrane completely hyaline / transparent, without any trace of infuscation in the membrane. Centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; no large pale spot present on pterostigma; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 0.8. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; T 1 mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; T 3 – 6 with setae reduced to a single row on each tergite (exceptionally there may be a few extra setae laterally on some tergites but most setae are in a single row on each tergite); ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 1.0. Apanteles darthvaderi can be diagnosed from the other species with a dark metacoxa and metafemur, the outer side of metatibia mostly dark with a paler area in the proximal 1 / 3, an ovipositor> 0.6 × metatibia length, the pterostigma uniformly pigmented (no hyaline centre or large pale spot), and T 1 with rugose sculpturing, by the fore wing membrane completely hyaline (no infuscation) and T 3 – T 6 with setae mostly reduced to a single row on each tergite.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
129ACB0574315BDF9F49B73328B76230.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species was named by students from Back Plains State School. The students named the species for a fictional character from the Star Wars space opera franchise, “ because this mean little wasp is from the dark side like Darth Vader, because it sucks the life out of the caterpillars. ” The species epithet is a noun in the genitive case.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
129ACB0574315BDF9F49B73328B76230.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles darthvaderi is currently known from along the east coast of Australia, from as far north as Townsville, as far south as Wonboyn, and as far inland as Canberra.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
0897724CBBFE547A9A2D55ABFC283A65.taxon	description	Fig. 5 C (distribution), Fig. 32 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
0897724CBBFE547A9A2D55ABFC283A65.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.6 mm; fore wing length: 2.4 mm. Head: anterior scape colour much paler, dramatically different colour than head; F 2 L / W ratio: 2.9; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.4. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with seven pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly smooth; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): pale all; metafemur colour mostly pale. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 2.1. Metasoma: T 1 shape narrowing distally, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; T 1 mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 1.0. Apanteles doreenwatlerae can be separated from all other described Apanteles species in Australia other than A. pharusalis by the pale metacoxa. It can be diagnosed against A. pharusalis by the T 1 anterior width / posterior width ratio (~ 1.7 in A. doreenwatlerae and ~ 1.2 in A. pharusalis).	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
0897724CBBFE547A9A2D55ABFC283A65.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named for Doreen Watler, for her contribution to hosting numerous visiting students and researchers (including EPFJ) at the CNC; her hospitality enables a considerable number of the international entomology exchanges in Ottawa.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
0897724CBBFE547A9A2D55ABFC283A65.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles doreenwatlerae is currently only known from northern QLD.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
8852936BD5885229B438EF183C503946.taxon	description	Fig. 4 C (distribution), Fig. 33 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
8852936BD5885229B438EF183C503946.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 3.6 mm; fore wing length: 2.9 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 2.1; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.2. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with ten pits; mesoscutellar disc with punctures in outer regions, centre smooth; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly smooth posteriorly, mostly rugose anteriorly; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 2.1. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; T 1 mostly rugose; T 2 with fine sculpture; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 0.3. Apanteles ethanbeaveri can be separated from most other species of Apanteles in Australia that have a dark metacoxa and metafemur, the pterostigma without a pale centre, and the ovipositor sheath length <0.5 × the metatibia length, by T 1 parallel sided; the median length of propodeum 1.2 × the maximum width of areola. Apanteles ethanbeaveri can be separated from A. ligdus by the scutoscutellar sulcus wider and with much larger pits, T 2 comparatively less transverse, and T 2 with posterior margin clearly curved.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
8852936BD5885229B438EF183C503946.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named for lepidopterist Ethan Beaver who reared two of the specimens and passed them on to EPFJ. Parasitoid wasp researchers owe much to lepidopterists who keep their parasitoid specimens and generously share their host data.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
8852936BD5885229B438EF183C503946.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles ethanbeaveri is known from three collection localities in eastern Australia, each from a different but closely related host species.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
A0F2AC18E88957FCB6C61E1FD589E6EF.taxon	description	Fig. 4 C (distribution), Fig. 34 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
A0F2AC18E88957FCB6C61E1FD589E6EF.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.0 mm; fore wing length: 2.2 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 2.8; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.4. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with 11 pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly smooth; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma paler (more hyaline) than outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 0.8. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; T 1 mostly smooth; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 0.6. Apanteles fenestrinus can be separated from the other described species of Apanteles known from Australia with a dark metacoxa and metafemur and the pterostigma with outer border darker than centre, centre of pterostigma pale or transparent / hyaline by having the fore wing with veins M + CU, 1 cu-a, 1 M, 1 CUa, 1 CUb, (RS + M) a, 2 RS, and 1 m-cu all unpigmented, pale, or transparent and T 1 smooth.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
A0F2AC18E88957FCB6C61E1FD589E6EF.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet is an adjective formed from the Latin noun fenestra meaning window and relates to the hyaline centre of the pterostigma.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
A0F2AC18E88957FCB6C61E1FD589E6EF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles fenestrinus is represented by very dispersed collection records in northern WA, northern SA, and TAS.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
E91443B0FC945B159F4AE3CE441B4BDE.taxon	description	Fig. 4 C (distribution), Fig. 35 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
E91443B0FC945B159F4AE3CE441B4BDE.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.1 mm; fore wing length: 2.2 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar colour or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 3.7; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.4. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with eight pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly smooth posteriorly, mostly rugose anteriorly; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.4. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 0.9. Apanteles ferripulvis can be diagnosed from the other species with a dark metacoxa and metafemur, the outer side of metatibia mostly dark with a paler area in the proximal 1 / 3, antennae of similar length to the body, an ovipositor> 0.6 × metatibia length, the pterostigma uniformly pigmented (no hyaline centre or large pale spot), and the metatibia mostly dark with proximal pale band discrete, by infuscation on fore wing that covers most of membrane, and T 3 – T 6 with setae not reduced to a single row, instead irregularly arranged.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
E91443B0FC945B159F4AE3CE441B4BDE.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet was formed from the Latin ferrous (made of iron) and pulvis (dust) and reflects both the red dust of the collection locality and the rusty-brown colour of the wings. The epithet is a noun in apposition.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
E91443B0FC945B159F4AE3CE441B4BDE.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles ferripulvis is currently only known from a single specimen from central QLD.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
B36BC50BA11955338630FCFBD12D0C8B.taxon	description	Fig. 5 B (distribution), Fig. 36 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
B36BC50BA11955338630FCFBD12D0C8B.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.1 mm; fore wing length: 2.3 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 2.7. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with ten pits; mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly rugose; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.2. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width ~ 2 × longer than wide; T 1 mostly smooth; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 0.8. Apanteles focusalis can be separated from most of the other species of Apanteles with dark metacoxa and metafemur, ovipositor sheaths> 0.6 × metatibia length, and antenna similar length or longer than body length, by having the metatibia mostly pale, the pterostigma uniformly coloured without a paler centre or pale spot on the proximal corner, and T 1 mostly smooth with only a small rugose area in the centre. We do not diagnose this species against A. sinusulus, but as the species are not closely related based on molecular data, they can be identified through DNA barcoding and the placement of the sequences on a phylogeny in the context of the holotype barcodes.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
B36BC50BA11955338630FCFBD12D0C8B.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species was collected in a campground, a place which invokes imagery of campfires and warmth. The species was named for this location and also in honour of the love that KJO’s husband, Jordan Pincher, holds for cosy fires. The species epithet is a Latin adjective meaning ‘ pertaining to hearth, fireplace, central point’.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
B36BC50BA11955338630FCFBD12D0C8B.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles focusalis is currently only known from a single specimen from northern NT.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
9DC9D6168DF25F77AF6A73EEB6112AAC.taxon	type_taxon	Type species. Microgaster obscurus Nees, 1834, by original designation and monotypy.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
E8BC0BAA47265F7C92E04E5A9AA923E2.taxon	description	Fig. 6 B (distribution), Fig. 37 A (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
E8BC0BAA47265F7C92E04E5A9AA923E2.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Apanteles fundulus can be separated from other species of Apanteles known from Australia with a dark metacoxa, dark metafemur, the pterostigma without a pale centre area, the ovipositor sheath length> 0.6 × metatibia length, and the antenna similar length to the body by the metatibia mostly pale with a darker area only in the distal 1 / 3, T 1 mostly smooth, with small rugose ‘ trough’ in centre, the pterostigma with small pale spot at proximal corner; and setae on T 3 – T 6 reduced to single row at posterior edge of tergite.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
D73865B031675EC6B75DB691548B416E.taxon	description	Fig. 38 (examined material)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
D73865B031675EC6B75DB691548B416E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Apanteles galleriae can be separated from the other species of Apanteles known from Australia that have a dark metacoxa and metafemur, and the pterostigma without a pale centre and the ovipositor sheath length> 0.6 × metatibia length by having the antennae significantly shorter (~ 0.6 – 0.7 ×) than body length and T 3 with multiple rows of setae.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
6B5B68F5762C548A9F2D904D54B9D600.taxon	description	Fig. 4 C (distribution), Fig. 39 (holotype / paratype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
6B5B68F5762C548A9F2D904D54B9D600.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.5 mm; fore wing length: 2.3 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 2.3; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.1. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with ten pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly rugose; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.6. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; T 1 mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 1.1. Apanteles hades is part of a trio of species (with A. alatomicans and A. magicus) that are difficult to diagnose morphologically from each other; for the identification of these species, we recommend DNA barcoding and the placement of the unknown sequence in the context of a phylogeny that includes validated sequences. However, A. hades can be separated from the other described species of Apanteles known from Australia that have a dark metacoxa and metafemur, pterostigma without a pale centre, ovipositor sheaths approximately the same length as the metatibia, and antennae of similar length to the length of the body, by having the metatibia with a very pale (almost white) discrete band in the proximal 1 / 3 and otherwise dark and with infuscation on fore wing which is restricted to area around veins r and 1 CUb.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
6B5B68F5762C548A9F2D904D54B9D600.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet references Hades, the god of the Underworld in ancient Greek mythology, and was inspired by the morphological similarity of this species (amongst others) to A. persephone Nixon; Persephone was Queen of the Underworld and Hades’ spouse. The epithet should be treated as a noun in apposition.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
6B5B68F5762C548A9F2D904D54B9D600.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles hades is known from along the east coast of Australia.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
608D43CADF655EAFB77AB8C72BBF5147.taxon	description	Fig. 40	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
608D43CADF655EAFB77AB8C72BBF5147.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Apantles hemara is particularly distinctive amongst the other species of Apanteles in Australia. It can be distinguished from other species with a dark metacoxa and pale trochanter by the T 2 entirely sculptured with strong longitudinal striae, the T 1 slightly widening on posterior 1 / 2 and entirely and coarsely sculptured, and propodeum mostly smooth but with complete and strong lateral carinae.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
6583EC46AF3C52768FC6AFA27CD9D4E9.taxon	description	Fig. 4 C (distribution), Fig. 41 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
6583EC46AF3C52768FC6AFA27CD9D4E9.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 3.0 mm; fore wing length: 2.9 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 2.5; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.2. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with nine pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly smooth posteriorly, mostly rugose anteriorly; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.7. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 1.4. Apanteles insulanus can be separated from most other species of Apanteles in Australia that have a dark metacoxa and metafemur and the pterostigma without a pale centre, the ovipositor sheath length> 0.6 × metatibia length and the antenna of similar size to the body length by the pterostigma having a small pale spot proximally, the metatibia displaying a gradient of colouration from pale to dark, the colours merging in the centre, T 1 with strong sculpture over at least most of posterior 1 / 2 of tergite, mesoscutellar disc with at most scattered punctures along margins, and fore wing vein 1 M much less pigmented (often transparent / pale) compared to pigmentation of vein 1 CUa. Compared to A. brockhedgesi, A. insulanus has the scutoscutellar sulcus comparatively wider and with comparatively larger pits. The species can currently be best separated from A. ramsaris by DNA barcoding, and placement of the unknown sequence in the context of a phylogeny with the holotype barcodes of both species.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
6583EC46AF3C52768FC6AFA27CD9D4E9.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet is a Latin adjective meaning ‘ of or pertaining to an island’ and relates to the collection locality.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
6583EC46AF3C52768FC6AFA27CD9D4E9.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles insulanus is currently only known from one specimen collected on Lord Howe Island as part of an Australian Museum expedition.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
93C1652A5A9D529D9E2FBFC82CE34FA3.taxon	description	Fig. 5 A (distribution), Fig. 42 (examined material), Fig. 43 B (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
93C1652A5A9D529D9E2FBFC82CE34FA3.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Apanteles ippeus can be separated from the other species of Apanteles in Australia that have a dark metacoxa and metafemur, the pterostigma without a pale centre, the ovipositor sheaths> 0.6 × metatibia length and the antenna of similar length to the body length by T 1 having very straight parallel sides, the pterostigma with large conspicuous pale spot and propodeal areola narrower than most species (i. e., as in Fig. 42 B).	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
975B43198C3556E78E451CBCD17C2C09.taxon	description	Fig. 5 B (distribution), Fig. 44 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
975B43198C3556E78E451CBCD17C2C09.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.0 mm; fore wing length: 2.2 mm. Head: anterior scape colour moderately paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 3.2; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.4. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with eight pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly smooth posteriorly, mostly rugose anteriorly; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.0. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; T 1 mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 0.7. Apanteles kelpiellus can be separated from the other described species of Apanteles known from Australia with a dark metacoxa by the metafemur mostly dark with pale area only in proximal 1 / 4, T 2 smooth, and the anterior side of scape moderately paler than head colour.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
975B43198C3556E78E451CBCD17C2C09.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet means ‘ little kelpie’. A kelpie is a breed of dog in Australia commonly used as a sheepdog or companion animal. The epithet references the yellow anterior of the scape of the new species, which resembles the spots above a kelpie’s eyes. The epithet is a noun in apposition.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
975B43198C3556E78E451CBCD17C2C09.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles kelpiellus is currently only known from northern QLD.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
1CDE045EB5B05E918A15E2093BFEE586.taxon	description	Fig. 5 B (distribution), Fig. 45 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
1CDE045EB5B05E918A15E2093BFEE586.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.0 mm; fore wing length: 2.1 mm. Head: anterior scape colour slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 3.0; F 14 L / W ratio: 0.9. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with six pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly smooth; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.3. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; T 1 mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 1.0. Apanteles lamingtonensis can be diagnosed from the other species with a dark metacoxa and metafemur, the outer side of metatibia mostly dark with a discrete proximal paler area, antennae of similar length to the body, an ovipositor> 0.6 × metatibia length, and the pterostigma uniformly pigmented (no hyaline centre or large pale spot), by infuscation on fore wing that covers most of membrane, and T 3 – 6 with setae reduced to a single row.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
1CDE045EB5B05E918A15E2093BFEE586.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The epithet is an adjective formed from the type locality, Lamington National Park.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
1CDE045EB5B05E918A15E2093BFEE586.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles lamingtonensis is currently known from the east coast of QLD and potentially from the ACT (see Remarks).	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
2D4EF4E9A85D58C5A25D30C7D3F3F82B.taxon	description	Fig. 5 A (distribution), Fig. 46 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
2D4EF4E9A85D58C5A25D30C7D3F3F82B.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 3.4 mm; fore wing length: 2.8 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 2.3; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.4. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with 13 pits; mesoscutellar disc with punctures in outer regions, centre smooth; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly rugose; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.6. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; T 1 mostly rugose; T 2 with fine sculpture; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 0.4. Apanteles ligdus can be separated from most other species of Apanteles in Australia that have a dark metacoxa and metafemur, the pterostigma without a pale centre, and the ovipositor sheath length <0.5 × the metatibia length, by T 1 parallel sided; the median length of propodeum 1.2 × the maximum width of areola. Apanteles ligdus can be separated from A. ethanbeaveri by the scutoscutellar sulcus narrower and with much smaller pits, T 2 comparatively more transverse and T 2 with posterior margin more or less straight or very slightly curved.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
2D4EF4E9A85D58C5A25D30C7D3F3F82B.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet references Ligdus from Greek mythology, who threatened to kill his child (Iphis) if it was born female; relevant because the new species parasitises and kills the lepidopteran Ogyrus iphis. The epithet is a noun in apposition.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
2D4EF4E9A85D58C5A25D30C7D3F3F82B.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles ligdus is currently only known from one collection event in northern QLD, from two different host individuals of Ogyris iphis on Dendrophthoe sp.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
5A0F58D70E405170A490E00B390E69AE.taxon	description	Fig. 6 A (distribution), Fig. 47 (holotype), Fig. 48 (paratype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
5A0F58D70E405170A490E00B390E69AE.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.6 mm; fore wing length: 2.3 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 2.6; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.2. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with ten pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly smooth posteriorly, mostly rugose anteriorly; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.5. Some infuscation present on the fore wing membrane (not present on all specimens). Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 0.7 (0.7 – 1.2 in paratypes). Apanteles magicus can be separated from most of the other species of Apanteles in Australia by the metafemur and metacoxa dark in colouration, the ovipositor sheath length> 0.6 × metatibia length, the antenna similar length to the body length, the pterostigma not paler in the centre, the metatibia mostly dark, and T 1 with strong rugose sculpturing, and infuscation on the fore wing restricted to the area around r and 1 CUb veins. Apanteles magicus can be difficult to morphologically diagnose against A. hades and A. alatomicans, and some specimens lack the infuscation in the fore wing. This species is morphologically not particularly distinct, and ideally identification should be confirmed with molecular data.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
5A0F58D70E405170A490E00B390E69AE.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species name is inspired by EPFJ’s husband, Rob Ellinger, who helped collect one of the specimens during a suburban walk during COVID lockdowns in South Australia. The epithet magicus is the Latin adjective for magical and relates to R. Ellinger’s profession as a magician. The name is also fitting for this species because of its seemingly magical distribution and common collection yet complete lack of reared records and host data ... and perhaps, like a magic trick, the species is not all that it seems as suggested by the complex molecular delimitation and potential for cryptic species.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
5A0F58D70E405170A490E00B390E69AE.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles magicus is a very broadly distributed species throughout Australia that appears to be found in an incredibly wide range of habitats.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
ABCD43B73B7056448D878092E46850F6.taxon	description	Fig. 5 C (distribution), Fig. 49 (paratype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
ABCD43B73B7056448D878092E46850F6.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.0 mm; fore wing length: 2.1 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 3.1; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.6. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with nine pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly smooth posteriorly, mostly rugose anteriorly; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.1. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 0.9. Apanteles margaritarius can be separated from the other described species of Apanteles known from Australia with a dark metacoxa by the metatrochanter pale, the metafemur mostly dark with small pale area proximally, T 2 smooth, anterior side of scape same or only very slightly paler than head colour, and T 1 parallel sided, not strongly narrowing posteriorly.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
ABCD43B73B7056448D878092E46850F6.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet is a Latin adjective meaning ‘ of / related to pearl’ and connects to the collection locality of one of the paratypes, near Pearl Caves.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
ABCD43B73B7056448D878092E46850F6.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles margaritarius is currently known from three collection localities in eastern Australia.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
58FB8E41D6C25219B0A29F697524043B.taxon	description	Fig. 6 B (distribution), Fig. 50 (examined material), Fig. 51 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
58FB8E41D6C25219B0A29F697524043B.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Apanteles oenone can be separated from the other species of Apanteles in Australia with a dark metacoxa and dark metafemur, and a pterostigma with outer border darker than centre, the centre of pterostigma pale or transparent / hyaline by the fore wing with veins M + CU, 1 cu-a, 1 M, 1 CUa, 1 CUb, (RS + M) a, 2 RS, and 1 m-cu all unpigmented / pale, T 1 with rugose sculpturing, and metatibia mostly dark, or at least with distal 1 / 2 dark in colouration.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
7260D59A87FF52FD8AF13D95F93B1ACC.taxon	description	Fig. 5 B (distribution), Fig. 52 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
7260D59A87FF52FD8AF13D95F93B1ACC.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.1 mm; fore wing length: 2.3 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 2.9. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with nine pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly rugose; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma paler (more hyaline) than outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 0.6. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 0.9. Apanteles pellucidus can be separated from most of the other described species of Apanteles known from Australia with a dark metafemur and metacoxa and the centre of the pterostigma pale / hyaline by fore wing vein 1 CUa pigmented whilst fore wing veins M + CU and 1 M pigmented no more than half of their lengths. We do not morphologically diagnose this species against A. rufiterra, but as the species are not closely related based on molecular data, they can be identified through DNA barcoding and the placement of the sequences on a phylogeny in the context of the holotype barcodes.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
7260D59A87FF52FD8AF13D95F93B1ACC.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet is a Latin adjective meaning ‘ clear / transparent’ and relates to the hyaline centre of the pterostigma.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
7260D59A87FF52FD8AF13D95F93B1ACC.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles pellucidus is currently only known from one collection locality in northeastern QLD.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
2D9F87A014F955C5AB2286852FC71A45.taxon	description	Fig. 6 B (distribution), Fig. 37 B (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
2D9F87A014F955C5AB2286852FC71A45.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Apanteles persephone is a difficult species to diagnose due to us having access to only a single image of the holotype. The species can be separated from many Apanteles in Australia by the dark metacoxa and metafemur, antenna of similar length to the body length, uniformly coloured pterostigma, fore wing veins 1 M and 1 CUa of similar pigmentation, hyaline fore wing membrane, parallel-sided and rugose T 1, smooth T 2, smooth mesoscutellar disc, and setae reduced to a single row on each of T 3 – T 6. Apanteles persephone is difficult to diagnose against A. darthvaderi and A. amicalis (see key and notes under those species for more information).	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
7C14FCB0B7F85B05A1956F47FA3FAB48.taxon	description	Fig. 5 B (distribution), Fig. 53 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
7C14FCB0B7F85B05A1956F47FA3FAB48.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.3 mm; fore wing length: 2.3 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 3.1; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.3. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with eight pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly rugose; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.1. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 0.6. Apanteles phantasmatus can be separated from the other species of Apanteles in Australia that have a dark metacoxa and metafemur, ovipositor sheaths> 0.5 × metatibia length, antennae of similar size or longer than the length of the body, a completely hyaline fore wing membrane, and a uniformly pigmented pterostigma (no paler centre region, and no large pale spot on proximal corner), by the metatibia mostly dark with a very pale (almost white) band discrete and restricted to proximal 1 / 3 of the tibia, T 3 with setae not reduced to a single row (setae more irregularly arranged), and T 2 posterior width / medial length ratio ~ 4.1). The species could be confused with the individuals of A. magicus that lack fore wing infuscation, but the DNA barcodes of the two species cluster discretely in a phylogeny.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
7C14FCB0B7F85B05A1956F47FA3FAB48.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet is an adjective formed from the Latin noun phantasma meaning ghost and relates to the collection of most of the specimens from a cemetery.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
7C14FCB0B7F85B05A1956F47FA3FAB48.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles phantasmatus is currently known from the east coast of Australia.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
8E7D7112E20F5482ABC4E27FDEDCA848.taxon	description	Fig. 5 C (distribution), Fig. 54 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
8E7D7112E20F5482ABC4E27FDEDCA848.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 1.9 mm; fore wing length: 1.7 mm. Head: anterior scape colour much paler, dramatically different colour than head; F 2 L / W ratio: 3.0; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.3. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with nine pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly smooth posteriorly, mostly rugose anteriorly; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): all pale; metafemur colour mostly pale. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.5. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; T 1 mostly rugose; T 2 with fine sculpture; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 1.0. Apanteles pharusalis can be separated from all other described Apanteles species in Australia other than A. doreenwatlerae by the pale metacoxa. It can be diagnosed against A. doreenwatlerae by the T 1 anterior width / posterior width ratio (~ 1.2 in A. pharusalis and ~ 1.7 in A. doreenwatlerae).	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
8E7D7112E20F5482ABC4E27FDEDCA848.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named for the lighthouse present at the collection locality of the holotype. The species epithet is an adjective formed from the Latin pharus, which comes from Pharos, an island near Alexandria where there was a famous lighthouse.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
8E7D7112E20F5482ABC4E27FDEDCA848.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles pharusalis is currently known from northern Australia, from sites on both the east and west coast.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
3BC2097136A556EC954D70ECB2685EC3.taxon	description	Fig. 5 B (distribution), Fig. 55 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
3BC2097136A556EC954D70ECB2685EC3.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.1 mm; fore wing length: 2.6 mm. Head: antennae slightly shorter than body length; anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 2.6; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.0. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with nine pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly smooth posteriorly, mostly rugose anteriorly; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): all dark; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.2. Metasoma: T 1 shape almost barrel shaped, very curved on lateral margins; T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; mostly rugose distal 1 / 2, mostly smooth basal 1 / 2; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 1.2. Apanteles ramsaris can be separated from most other described species of Apanteles in Australia that have a dark metacoxa and metafemur and the pterostigma without a pale centre, the ovipositor sheath length> 0.6 × metatibia length by the pterostigma having a small pale spot proximally, the metatibia displaying a gradient of colouration from pale to dark, the colours merging in the centre, T 1 with strong sculpture over at least most of posterior 1 / 2 of tergite, mesoscutellar disc with at most scattered punctures along margins, and fore wing vein 1 M much less pigmented (often transparent / pale) compared to pigmentation of vein 1 CUa. Compared to A. brockhedgesi, A. ramsaris has the scutoscutellar sulcus comparatively wider and with comparatively larger pits. The species can currently be best separated from A. insulanus by DNA barcoding, and placement of the unknown sequence in the context of a phylogeny with the holotype barcodes of both species (which are> 7 % divergent).	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
3BC2097136A556EC954D70ECB2685EC3.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet is an adjective formed from the term ‘ Ramsar’ relating to the Ramsar accredited wetlands at Banrock Station, the collection locality.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
3BC2097136A556EC954D70ECB2685EC3.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles ramsaris is currently only known from the type locality in the Riverland region of SA.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
038F20D4E03F549C96B749FB9DAEAC5F.taxon	description	Fig. 5 C (distribution), Fig. 56 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
038F20D4E03F549C96B749FB9DAEAC5F.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.5 mm; fore wing length: 2.4 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 2.8; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.4. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with 12 pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly rugose; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.9. Metasoma: T 1 shape narrowing in posterior third, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; mostly smooth; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 0.6. Apanteles rufiterra can be separated from most of the other described species of Apanteles known from Australia with a dark metafemur and metacoxa and the centre of the pterostigma pale / hyaline by fore wing vein 1 CUa pigmented whilst fore wing veins M + CU and 1 M pigmented no more than half of their lengths. We do not morphologically diagnose this species against A. pellucidus, but as the species are not closely related based on molecular data, they can be identified through DNA barcoding and the placement of the sequences on a phylogeny in the context of the holotype barcodes.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
038F20D4E03F549C96B749FB9DAEAC5F.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet is roughly translated as ‘ red earth / dirt’ from the Latin rufus (reddish) and terra (earth / soil) and relates to the beautiful red earth of many of the collection localities of this species in outback Australia. The epithet is a noun in apposition.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
038F20D4E03F549C96B749FB9DAEAC5F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles rufiterra is found throughout the central latitudes of Australia, in both SA and WA.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
F23523C0D49351BA843BFC7F81EECE5D.taxon	description	Fig. 6 A (distribution), Fig. 57 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
F23523C0D49351BA843BFC7F81EECE5D.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.2 mm; fore wing length: 2.4 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 2.5; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.7. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with eight pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly smooth; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): all dark; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma pigmented to same degree as the outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.4. Metasoma: T 1 shape narrowing distally, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; T 1 mostly smooth; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 0.6. Apanteles sinusulus can be separated from most of the other species of Apanteles with dark metacoxa and metafemur, ovipositor sheaths> 0.6 × metatibia length, and antenna similar length or longer than body length, by having the metatibia mostly pale, the pterostigma uniformly coloured without a paler centre or pale spot on the proximal corner, and T 1 mostly smooth with only a small rugose area in the centre. We do not morphologically diagnose this species against A. focusalis, but as the species are not closely related based on molecular data, they can be identified through DNA barcoding and the placement of the sequences on a phylogeny in the context of the holotype barcodes.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
F23523C0D49351BA843BFC7F81EECE5D.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species was named by students at Streaky Bay Area School (SA) who collected one of the paratypes. The epithet is a noun in apposition and means ‘ little bay’, formed from the Latin ‘ sinus’ (bay).	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
F23523C0D49351BA843BFC7F81EECE5D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles sinusulus has a broad distribution, with collection records in WA, SA, and NSW.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
000EE6493B335E42B03E056E1D06579C.taxon	description	Fig. 58 (examined material)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
000EE6493B335E42B03E056E1D06579C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Apanteles subandinus is extremely distinct from all other described Apanteles species known from Australia, easily separated by T 1 strongly narrowing posteriorly, pterostigma with pale centre, and the propodeum smooth with areola poorly defined by rather short carinae on posterior 1 / 2.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
8133CE5EFE525AA5A8CE59B1DA389BA4.taxon	description	Fig. 5 C (distribution), Fig. 59 (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
8133CE5EFE525AA5A8CE59B1DA389BA4.taxon	description	Diagnostic description. Size: Total body length: 2.8 mm; fore wing length: 2.9 mm. Head: anterior scape colour similar or only very slightly paler than head colour; F 2 L / W ratio: 2.3; F 14 L / W ratio: 1.1. Mesosoma: scutoscutellar sulcus with 11 pits; mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, or with very shallow scattered indentations; propodeal areola complete, or mostly so; propodeum mostly rugose; coxae colour (pro, meso, meta): dark all; metafemur colour mostly dark. Wings: centre of pterostigma paler (more hyaline) than outer edges; fore wing r vein length / 2 RS vein length ratio: 1.3. Metasoma: T 1 shape mostly parallel, T 1 medial length / anterior width between 1 – 2 × longer than wide; mostly rugose; T 2 mostly smooth; ovipositor sheath length / metatibia length ratio: 1.2. Apanteles translucentis can be separated from the other species of Apanteles in Australia which have the metacoxa and metafemur dark and the pterostigma with a paler centre by having fore wing with veins M + CU, 1 cu-a, 1 M, 1 CUa, 1 CUb, (RS + M) a, 2 RS, and 1 m-cu all unpigmented or transparent, T 1 with strong rugose sculpturing and the metatibia mostly pale. Apanteles translucentis cannot be easily separated from A. aeternus using morphology, but the two species cluster discretely using COI and wg barcodes.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
8133CE5EFE525AA5A8CE59B1DA389BA4.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet is a Latin participle (in the genitive case) of translucens, meaning translucent, and refers to the centre of the pterostigma.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
8133CE5EFE525AA5A8CE59B1DA389BA4.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Apanteles translucentis is currently only known from one collection record in northern QLD, from the town of Banana (which is famously named after a yellowish coloured bullock called “ Banana ”).	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
7C6F5A7DF4FD509F9E1209C2000260E2.taxon	description	Fig. 6 B (distribution), Fig. 43 A (holotype)	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
7C6F5A7DF4FD509F9E1209C2000260E2.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Apanteles vala can be separated from the other species of Apanteles in Australia with a dark metacoxa and metafemur, a uniformly pigmented pterostigma, ovipositor sheaths> 0.6 × metatibia length and antennae similar size to the body, by the metatibia mostly pale with dark colouration only on distal 1 / 3, T 1 with strong sculpture over at least most of posterior 1 / 2 of tergite, mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, fore wing veins 1 M and 1 CUa of similar pigmentation, and T 2 posterior length / width ratio: ~ 3.5.	en	Slater-Baker, Mollie-Rosae, Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Oestmann, Katherine J., Portmann, Olivia G., Bament, Tiahni M., Howe, Andy G., Guzik, Michelle T., Bradford, Tessa M., McClelland, Alana R., Woodward, Alice, Clarke, Sylvia, Ducker, Nathan, Fernández-Triana, José (2025): DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia. ZooKeys 1227: 1-128, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1227.130467
