alternative definition added over 14 years ago by Istvan Miko
A structure joining (but not fusing) the dorsal surface of the mesoscutellum with the axilla, above the scutoscutellar sulcus. In Zaeucoilini, the ventral portion of the lateral bar is expanded, resulting in a distinctly sinuate posterior margin.
Reference: Buffington, M. L. 2009. Description, circumscription and phylogenetics of the new tribe Zaeucoilini (Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Eucoilinae), including a description of a new genus . Systematic Entomology 34:162-187.
Cross reference:
None provided.