Genus Mirax Haliday, 1833
- Mirax Haliday, A.H. 1833. An essay on the classification of the parasitic Hymenoptera of Britain, which correspond with the Ichneumones minuti of Linnaeus. Entomological Magazine. London 1: 259-276.
Type species:
Mirax rufilabris Haliday, 1833 by original designation.Secondary source:
Haliday, A.H. 1834. Essay on the classification of parasitic Hymenoptera. Entomological Magazine. London 2: 93-106.
Introduction
Mirax, being small wasps of the Braconidae family, are parasites of leaf-mining lepidoptera larvae. Slater-Baker et al. (2022) were the first to recognize Australian members of this group and suggest significant numbers of Australian species remain undescribed.
Distribution
States
Queensland, South Australia
General References
Slater-Baker, M-R., Austin, A.D., Whitfield, J.B. & Fagan-Jeffries, E.P. 2022. First record of miracine parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Australia: molecular phylogenetics and morphology reveal multiple new species. Austral Entomology 61: 49–67
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRACONIDAE | 14-Jun-2022 | ADDED |