A review of Stephanidae (Hymenoptera: Stephanoidea) from India, with the description of five new species Author Binoy, C. 0000-0002-4999-1971 Insect Ecology and Ethology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Calicut, Kerala, 673635, India. & Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Malabar Christian College, Kozhikode, Affiliated to University of Calicut, Kerala, 673001, India. sant @ mccclt. ac. in; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4999 - 1971 sant@mccclt.ac.in Author Achterberg, C. Van State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Ministry of Agriculture / Key Lab of Agricultural Entomology, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. Author Kumar, P. Girish Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Eranhipalam, Kozhikode, Kerala, 673006, India. Author Santhosh, S. 0000-0002-4999-1971 Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Malabar Christian College, Kozhikode, Affiliated to University of Calicut, Kerala, 673001, India. sant @ mccclt. ac. in; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4999 - 1971 sant@mccclt.ac.in Author Sheela, S. Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700053, India. text Zootaxa 2020 2020-08-25 4838 1 1 51 journal article 8731 10.11646/zootaxa.4838.1.1 662e3cfb-c54c-4b01-ab00-a707ca9bf448 1175-5326 4403367 CBB2E456-150B-4D8F-AC3E-4F6D13217C6C Foenatopus aequalis Elliott, 1928 Foenatopus aequalis Elliott, 1928 , Entomologist, 61 (778), 63. Type material. Holotype ♀ . India : Karnataka , Mysore, Chikkaballapura, Coll. Campbell , vii.1918 / (Type specimen missing). Diagnosis. Body length 13.5 mm ; ovipositor sheath length 12 mm . Frons moderately trans-striate, impressed in upper half; vertex with three strong carinae; scape long, as long as cheeks; pronotum smooth and shining, semi annular with apical transverse line of punctures; mesoscutum irregularly punctate, usual rows of punctures obsolete; scutellum large, central lobe smooth, lateral lobes punctate; metapleura medially reticulate punctate; hind coxa trans-striate, basally more coarsely; hind femora finely trans-aciculate, bidentate; first metasomal segment trans-striate, white banded, shorter than rest of remaining metasomal segments; ovipositor sheath 1.3× length of metasoma, with a subapical pale band. Male . Unknown. Distribution. Oriental: India ( Karnataka ). Host. Unknown. Note. The type of this species is missing, therefore, the above mentioned diagnosis is obtained from the original description. We have been unable to associate any extant specimens with this species.