The distal
region of the female
abdomen whose posterior portion bears the cerci and the anterior portion is part of
female T9.
written by: Austin, A. D., and S. A. Field. 1997. The ovipositor system of the scelionid and platygastrid wasps (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea): comparative morphology and phylogenetic implications,. Invertebrate Taxonomy 11:1-87.