Review of Odontoscelio Kieffer, 1905 (Platygastroidea, Scelionidae) with the description of two new species from India

  • Kamalanathan Veenakumari ICAR – National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, P.B. no. 2491, Hebbal, Bengaluru, India 560024
  • Prashanth Mohanraj ICAR – National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, P.B. no. 2491, Hebbal, Bengaluru, India 560024
Keywords: Teleasinae, Carabidae, egg parasitoids

Abstract

All species of Odontoscelio Kieffer, 1905 are imaged, with keys provided to all known males and females in this genus. Two new species, O. agnieleae sp. nov. and O. spinosus sp. nov., are described from India. The generic concept of the genus Odontoscelio is discussed. The presence of axillular spines differentiates this genus from other teleasines such as Dvivarnus Rajmohana & Veenakumari, 2011, Gryonoides Dodd, 1920 and the Trimorus carus (Nixon, 1936) species group, which possess lateral mesoscutellar spines.

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Published
2021-03-15
How to Cite
Veenakumari, K., & Mohanraj, P. (2021). Review of Odontoscelio Kieffer, 1905 (Platygastroidea, Scelionidae) with the description of two new species from India. European Journal of Taxonomy, 739(1), 51-91. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.739.1267
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Research article