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 bilineatus (Elliott, 1919) Diastephanus bilineatus Elliott, 1919b , Entomologist, 52, 162. Type material. Type ♀ , India : Bihar , Pusa, Coll. G. R . Dutt, 12.v1909 ; India : West Bengal , Chapra, Coll. Mackensie , Date:?. ( Type specimen missing) . Diagnosis. Body length 8.5 mm ; ovipositor sheath length 7 mm . Head finely trans-striate, temples smooth; vertex with two carinae; neck elongate, finely trans-striate, remainder smooth; mesonotum sub-glabrous, very diffusely punctate; metapleuron cribrate punctate; hind coxa trans-striate; hind femora tridentate ventrally, central tooth white; first metasomal tergite trans-striate, as long as remaining segments; ovipositor sheath longer than metasoma, with a subapical pale whitish band. Male . Unknown. Distribution. Oriental: India ( Bihar , West Bengal ). Host. Unknown. Note. The type of this species is missing, therefore, the above mentioned diagnosis is obtained from the original description.