Review of Odontoscelio Kieffer, 1905 (Platygastroidea, Scelionidae) with the description of two new species from India Author Veenakumari, Kamalanathan 39BB7D7D-0AA9-4E7C-97AD-CEEE9964552A National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, P. B. no. 2491, Hebbal, Bengaluru, India 560024. veenapmraj@gmail.com Author Mohanraj, Prashanth 9C543AE3-039A-4A00-9599-9967CC73C017 National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, P. B. no. 2491, Hebbal, Bengaluru, India 560024. veenaprashi@rediffmail.com text European Journal of Taxonomy 2021 2021-03-15 739 1 51 91 http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.739.1267 journal article 7700 10.5852/ejt.2021.739.1267 5ccd1678-818a-48bf-bdbe-ab74b1eb422a 2118-9773 4611013 7ED4955F-04B7-41A8-A6A5-9666A300E359 Odontoscelio pluto ( Nixon, 1936 ) Figs 15–16 Macrogryon pluto Nixon, 1936: 186 , fig. 17 ( holotype , ♂, NHMUK). Macrogryon pluto – Masner 1965: 99 ( type information). Odontoscelio pluto – Masner 1976: 72 (transfer from Macrogryon ). Material examined Syntype (images only) SOUTH AFRICA • 1 ♂ ; East Cape Province , Katberg ; alt. 4000 ft ; Dec. 1932 ; R.E. Turner leg.; NHMUK 013379414 [24 other syntype ♂♂ with the same collection data (collected Dec. 1932 – Feb. 1933 ) not examined] . Fig. 15. Odontoscelio pluto ( Nixon, 1936 ) . Syntype, ♂ (NHMUK 013379414). A . Habitus, dorsal view. B . Antennae. Photos: D.G. Notton © , NHMUK. Other material (not examined) SOUTH AFRICA • 1 ♂ ; Transkei (Umtata); Feb.–Mar. 1933 • 1 ♂ ; Cape Province , Queenstown ; alt. 3500 ft ; Feb.–Mar. 1933 . Redescription Male BODY LENGTH. 5.32 mm . Fig. 16. Odontoscelio pluto ( Nixon, 1936 ) . Syntype, ♂ (NHMUK 013379414). A . Head and pleuron. B . Metasoma. C . Head and mesonotum. D . Frons. E . Type label. Photos: D.G. Notton © , NHMUK. COLOUR ( Figs 15 , 16A–D ). Body predominantly black, tegula brown, interantennal process and legs brownish black; radicle brown, remaining antennomeres black. HEAD ( Figs 15 , 16A, C, D ). Head 1.15 × as wide as high, 2.1× as high as long; IOS 0.65 × head width, 1.5× eye length; OOL>POL> LOL in ratio of 31.0: 16.8: 11.4; OOL 3.1× OD; eye (L: W = 57.2: 37.4) setose; upper frons areolate, remainder longitudinally carinate, space between carinae predominantly smooth with setigerous punctae; frons above interantennal process smooth; ocelli raised above surface of vertex; vertex and interocellar area with large areolae, setose; occiput carinate with setigerous foveae medially; occipital carina foveate; gena longitudinally carinate, interspersed with setigerous punctae; length and width of antennomeres A1–A 9 in ratio of 59.7: 13.4, 9.0: 9.7, 50.7: 16.4, 32.8: 14.9, 34.3: 16.4, 37.3: 16.4, 41.8:16.4, 44.8: 14.9, 44.8: 14.9, respectively. MESOSOMA ( Figs 15A , 16A, C ). Cervical pronotal area transversely carinate; mesoscutum (L:W = 84.6: 98.4) anteriorly areolate, remainder longitudinally carinate, space between carinae unevenly smooth with setigerous punctae; pronotal shoulders without a wide lateral spine; lateral pronotal area dorsally areolate, posteriorly with sparse transverse carinae adjoined by a patch of intricate sculpture interspersed with short setae, remainder smooth, devoid of setae; pronotal cervical sulcus weakly foveate; netrion foveate; dorsal mesopleuron with a rectangular, transversely carinate patch beneath tegula; speculum transversely carinate; femoral depression with several transverse carinae posteroventrally; anterior episternum and ventral mesopleuron entirely with setigerous foveae; metapleuron densely setose; scutoscutellar sulcus foveate laterally; mesoscutellum (L:W = 46.1: 84.6) areolate, each areola with several setigerous punctae, median keel present posteriorly; metascutellum foveate, posteromedially with a triangular spine which is foveate basally, metanotal trough foveate; lateral propodeal area laterally densely setose, remainder foveate; lateral propodeal area anterolaterally with a short spine; posterolateral margin of lateral propodeal area extending posteriorly as a blunt spine. Fore wing (L:W = 345.7:121.4) and hind wing (L:W = 229.9: 61.6) weakly infuscate. METASOMA ( Figs 15A , 16B ). L:W = 217.6: 128.3; T1 longitudinally costate, space between costae foveate; T2 with basal foveae, remainder longitudinally costate, space between costae smooth to weakly foveate; T3 medially smooth with sparse setigerous punctae, remainder longitudinally costate, space between costae foveate, with short setae; remaining tergites smooth with setigerous punctae; T1 and T2 laterally with setigerous punctae, T4–T6 laterally densely setose; length and width of tergites T1–T 7 in ratio of 43.3: 54.8, 55.7: 53.0, 70.7: 119.4, 29.2: 123.8, 14.8: 95.5, 5.3: 61.9, 5.3: 31.0, respectively.