taxonID	type	description	language	source
03D287FDFFD7CA40F5C195ACFDDD3FAA.taxon	diagnosis	See diagnosis in Fagan-Jeffries & Austin (2020). Cotesia can be recognised amongst the other genera of Microgastrinae found in Australia by “ the absence of a fore wing areolet; possessing a short inflexible hypopygium and a short ovipositor; T 1 generally parallel-sided or broadening posteriorly (occasionally T 1 narrowing posteriorly but never to the extent as in Glyptapanteles) and T 2 normally broad and rectangular. Often species have the propodeum with a medial carina, and the propodeum, T 1 and T 2 coarsely sculptured. ”	en	Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn. P., Davies, Emily, Howe, Andy G. (2025): Cotesia ginginensis sp. nov., a new species of parasitoid wasp (Braconidae: Microgastrinae) from Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 5660 (2): 293-296, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.11, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.11
03D287FDFFD7CA42F5C196CCFDAF3FC6.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 4 A 5 A 4 D 0 A- 18 EC- 4978 - 8 F 64 - 90 D 451077 C 33 (Fig. 1)	en	Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn. P., Davies, Emily, Howe, Andy G. (2025): Cotesia ginginensis sp. nov., a new species of parasitoid wasp (Braconidae: Microgastrinae) from Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 5660 (2): 293-296, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.11, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.11
03D287FDFFD7CA42F5C196CCFDAF3FC6.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Cotesia ginginensis can be separated from all other species of Cotesia currently described from Australia and Papua New Guinea by the following combination of characters: mesosoma not dorsal-ventrally flattened (i. e., not as in Cotesia nonagriae (Olliff, 1893 )); fore wing r vein clearly longer than 2 RS (r length> 1.4 × length of 2 RS); centre of the medial band of the mesoscutellar disc smooth; propodeum strongly sculptured with the medial carina clearly distinct for the whole length; T 1 slightly broadening posteriorly but not strongly wedge-shaped (i. e., not as in C. ruficrus (Haliday, 1834 )); T 2 not strongly sculptured and T 3 not densely setose (i. e., not as in C. rubecula (Marshall, 1885 )).	en	Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn. P., Davies, Emily, Howe, Andy G. (2025): Cotesia ginginensis sp. nov., a new species of parasitoid wasp (Braconidae: Microgastrinae) from Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 5660 (2): 293-296, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.11, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.11
03D287FDFFD7CA42F5C196CCFDAF3FC6.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype. AUSTRALIA • ♀; Queensland, Gin Gin; - 24.989, 151.968; 22 – 29 Mar. 2022; Malaise Trap, Gin Gin State High School Students, Insect Investigators; Sampe ID: BIOUG 82735 - E 04, Process ID: ASMII 4974 - 22. QM: T 262276, T 262277. Paratype. AUSTRALIA • ♀; Queensland, Prospect; - 24.42, 150.43; 22 Mar. – 1 Apr. 2022; Malaise Trap, Prospect Creek State School students, Insect Investigators; Process ID: BIOUG 85138 - F 03, Sample ID: ASMII 7948 - 22. QM: T 262277. Other material. AUSTRALIA • ♀; Queensland, Townsville, Hermit Park; - 19.28279, 146.80067; 10 m; 16 Apr. 2010; G. Cocks; Process ID: HYQT 528 - 10, Sample ID: gvc 14224 - 1 L. We assign this specimen to Cotesia ginginensis based on the COI barcode (100 % identical to the holotype) and the inspection of the dorsal habitus image available on the BOLD portal (https: // portal. boldsystems. org / result? query = HYQT 528 - 10 [ids]).	en	Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn. P., Davies, Emily, Howe, Andy G. (2025): Cotesia ginginensis sp. nov., a new species of parasitoid wasp (Braconidae: Microgastrinae) from Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 5660 (2): 293-296, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.11, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.11
03D287FDFFD7CA42F5C196CCFDAF3FC6.taxon	description	Description FEMALE. Colour: head, antenna and mesosoma black, dorsal metasoma mostly dark brown, paler than mesosoma, other than T 3 which is yellowish and paler than T 1 – 2 and T 4 – 6 (Fig. 1 D); (fore-, mid-, hind coxa) dark, dark, dark; femora (fore-, mid-, hind femur) pale, light brown, light brown; tibiae (fore-, mid-, hind tibia) pale, light brown, light brown; tegula and humeral complex: dark, humeral complex paler than tegula; pterostigma dark; fore wing veins dark brown (Fig. 1 B). Body length (head to apex of metasoma) 2.7 (2.8) mm. Head: antenna slightly longer than body length; OOL / posterior ocellus diameter 2.9 (2.8); POL / posterior ocellus diameter 2.6; antennal flagellomere 2 length / width 2.8; antennal flagellomere 14 length / width 2.8 (2.5). Mesosoma: anteromesoscutum reticulate rugose, finer in anterior half; number of pits in scutoscutellar sulcus 8; scutellar disc with numerous shallow punctures; maximum height of mesoscutellum lunules / maximum height of lateral face of mesoscutellum 0.6 (0.7). Wings: fore wing length 2.7 mm; length of veins r / 2 RS 1.6 (1.7); length of veins 2 RS / 2 M 1.4; length of veins 2 M / (RS + M) b 1.1; pterostigma length / width 2.9 (2.8). Legs: hind tibia inner spur length / metabasitarsus length 0.7 (0.5). Propodeum: strongly and irregularly sculptured, medial carina complete and distinct (Fig. 1 G). Metasoma: T 1 length / T 1 width at posterior margin 1.3 (1.2); almost parallel sided slightly widening posteriorly with curved posterior corner, scattered punctures, denser in posterior half (Fig. 1 F); T 2 width at posterior margin / T 2 length 1.6 (1.7), slightly trapezoid (almost rectangular) with curved lateral sides, smooth with irregular shallow sculpturing, distinct furrow at posterior border; T 2 length / T 3 length 0.8; T 3 sculpture smooth and shiny; ovipositor sheaths length / hind tibial length 0.24 (0.26), barely extruding from hypopygium. MALE. Unknown.	en	Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn. P., Davies, Emily, Howe, Andy G. (2025): Cotesia ginginensis sp. nov., a new species of parasitoid wasp (Braconidae: Microgastrinae) from Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 5660 (2): 293-296, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.11, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.11
03D287FDFFD7CA42F5C196CCFDAF3FC6.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Currently only known from eastern Queensland. The Gin Gin specimen was collected in (remnant) broad vegetation group (BVG, Nelder et al. 2023) 11 a, i. e. moist to dry open forests to woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus crebra (regional ecosystem ID 12.8.17, Queensland Government 2025). The specimen from Prospect Creek was collected in (remnant) broad vegetation group 16 c, woodlands / open woodlands (potentially Eucalyptus tereticornis and / or Eucalyptus spp. woodland, e. g. E. populnea) on alluvial plains (regional ecosystem ID 11.3.4, 11.3.2). Both BVGs characterise open eucalypt woodland / forest, absence of a shrub layer.	en	Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn. P., Davies, Emily, Howe, Andy G. (2025): Cotesia ginginensis sp. nov., a new species of parasitoid wasp (Braconidae: Microgastrinae) from Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 5660 (2): 293-296, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.11, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.11
03D287FDFFD7CA42F5C196CCFDAF3FC6.taxon	biology_ecology	Host. Unknown.	en	Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn. P., Davies, Emily, Howe, Andy G. (2025): Cotesia ginginensis sp. nov., a new species of parasitoid wasp (Braconidae: Microgastrinae) from Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 5660 (2): 293-296, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.11, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.11
03D287FDFFD7CA42F5C196CCFDAF3FC6.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species was named by students at Gin Gin State High School in Queensland, who collected the holotype as part of the Insect Investigators Citizen Science Project in 2022. The species epithet is an adjective meaning ‘ of / from Gin Gin’.	en	Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn. P., Davies, Emily, Howe, Andy G. (2025): Cotesia ginginensis sp. nov., a new species of parasitoid wasp (Braconidae: Microgastrinae) from Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 5660 (2): 293-296, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.11, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.11
03D287FDFFD7CA42F5C196CCFDAF3FC6.taxon	discussion	Molecular data. This species is currently in BIN BOLD: AAA 7143, an extremely large BIN with nearly 2000 individual records and COI divergences of up to 7.6 %, with multiple different described species falling within the single BIN. The three known specimens of Cotesia ginginensis produced identical COI barcodes, which are ≥ 2 % divergent to other members of the BOLD BIN.	en	Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn. P., Davies, Emily, Howe, Andy G. (2025): Cotesia ginginensis sp. nov., a new species of parasitoid wasp (Braconidae: Microgastrinae) from Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 5660 (2): 293-296, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.11, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5660.2.11
