Shortia siccula Gauld, 1984 Figs 6–7 Shortia siccula — Gauld 1984: 248. Diagnosis Female Antenna with 33 flagellomeres (Fig. 6A). Head slightly wider than high (Fig. 6B). Lower margin of clypeus distinctly convex (Fig. 6C). Frons punctate laterally (Fig. 6D). Vertex minutely punctate with a pair of lateral yellow spots (Fig. 6D). Pronotum with crenulate groove laterally (Fig. 6E). Mesoscutum punctate (Fig. 6F). Scuto-scutellar groove smooth, without crenulations (Fig. 6F). Scutellum punctate (Fig. 6F). Epicnemial carina wavy (Fig. 6E). Mesopleuron minutely punctate (Fig. 6E). Speculum smooth (Fig. 6E). Metapleuron minutely punctate (Fig. 6E). Pleural carina complete without interruptions (Figs 6E, 7A). Propodeum coriaceous punctate (Fig. 7A). T1 punctate postero-laterally, mostly unicolourous (Fig. 7A–C). T2 with black transverse band occupying basal ⅔ of the tergite (Fig. 7B). T3 minutely punctate (Fig. 7C). T4–6 coriaceous (Fig. 7B–C). Male Same as female. Biology Unknown. Distribution Australia.

Published as part of Ranjith, A. P. & Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan, 2024, A remarkable rediscovery and range extension from Australia to South India with the description of two new species of the genus Shortia Gauld, 1984 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), pp. 158-172 in European Journal of Taxonomy 921 on pages 168-169, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.921.2425, http://zenodo.org/record/10639944