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 Parastephanellus mufeedae Narendran & Sureshan, 2001 ( Fig. 72 ) Parastephanellus mufeedae Narendran & Sureshan, 2001 , Zoos Print J., 16(10), 597–599. Type material. Holotype ♀ , mounted on rectangular card, India : Kerala , Malappuram district , Tirur ( 11°00’N & 76°00’E , 40m ), 08.ix.1999 , Coll. C.A. Mufeeda , ( ZSIK ) Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC /IR/INV.1890. Examined. Diagnosis. Body length 8.2 mm ; ovipositor sheath length 13.0 mm. Frons with transverse irregular carinae with rugose and reticulate interstices; vertex with several cross carinae followed by a longitudinal medial grove; temple with distinct pale streak; pronotal fold indistinct; mesoscutum with a median pitted grove, notauli distinct, pitted on the posterior half; scutellum shiny with very fine reticulation, 1.5× as long as mesoscutum; propodeum with scattered shallow pits and fine reticulate interstices; metapleuron foveate; hind femora bidentate ventrally with 3–4 denticles in between the teeth and a few denticles basally; first metasomal tergite strongly annulate, basally rugate reticulate, distally smooth, shorter than remaining segments; ovipositor sheath 2.5× as long as metasoma, without a subapical pale band. FIGURE 72. Habitus of holotype. ♀ Parastephanellus mufeedae Narendran & Sureshan, 2001 . Male. Unknown. Distribution . Oriental: India ( Kerala ). Host. Unknown.