Jarra
A small genus with less than 10 species described [1].
References
- , “Systematics, distribution and diversity of the Australasian doryctine wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae).”, Records of the South Australian Museum Monograph Series, vol. 8, pp. 1-150, 2004.
Parasitoid of the beetles larvae of the families Buprestidae, Cerambycidae [1].
References
- , “Systematics, distribution and diversity of the Australasian doryctine wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae).”, Records of the South Australian Museum Monograph Series, vol. 8, pp. 1-150, 2004.
Head subcubical; ocellar triangle with base larger than its side; eyes glabrous or with short setae; occipital carina present, reduced ventrally and not fused with hypostomal carina; postgenal bridge narrow; palpi formula 6-4; scape narrow and usually long, with distinct apical lobe that sometimes has double and closely situated carinae; first flagellar segment almost straight, not shorter than second segment; neck of promesosoma short, slightly convex dorsally; pronotal keel absent or present; anterior surface of mesonotum usually subvertical and distinctly raised above pronotum; notauli complete, deep, but shallow posteriorly; sternaulus distinct, long, straight; prepectal carina present; postpectal carina present medially; propodeum usually with marginate basolateral areas or sometimes without it, with very small lateral tubercles; propodeal bridge absent; fore tibia with slender numerous spines arranged in narrow band; hind coxa with basoventral corner and tooth; hind tibia without spines along dorsal surface; hind basitarsus 0.6-0.7 times as long as segments 2-5 combined; fore wing marginal cell not shortened; 2RS and r-m present; 1m-cu antefurcal; 1cu-a postfurcal; 3CU not interstitial, arising from posterior 1/3-1/5 of distal margin of first subdiscal cell; first subdiscal cell closed posteroapically, 2cu-a present; hind wing cu-a present; subbasal cell long or short; m-cu present; oblique toward base of wing; basal cell wide apically; RS arising from R; marginal cell without r; in male hind wing without stigma-like enlargement; first metasomal tergite not petiolate, wide, with distinct dorsope; acrosternite about 0.2 times as long as tergite; second suture present, usually curved; second tergite without furrows and defined area; third tergite sometimes with transverse furrow in basal 1/3-1/2; ovipositor shorter or longer than metasoma [1].
References
- , “Systematics, distribution and diversity of the Australasian doryctine wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae).”, Records of the South Australian Museum Monograph Series, vol. 8, pp. 1-150, 2004.
Australasian, Oceanic.