Habitus images of female Habrobracon hebetor: lateral (a) and ventral (b) ascpect. Schematic drawing of the ovipositor of H. hebetor (lateral view) based on the light microscopic and SEM images (c). Abbreviations: 1vf = 1st valvifer; 1vv = 1st valvula; 2vf = 2nd valvifer; 2vv = 2nd valvula; 3vv = 3rd valvula; ar9 = anterior ridge of T9; ba = basal articulation; blb = bulb; dr1 = dorsal ramus of the 1st valvula; hsl = hook-shaped lobe of the 2nd valvifer; iva = intervalvifer articulation; mb2 = median bridge of 2nd valvifers; sr = sensillar row of the 2nd valvifer, sp = sensillar patch of the 2nd valvifer; T9 = female T9; tva = tergo-valvifer articulation.