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 iridipennis Elliott, 1919 Foenatopus iridipennis Elliott, 1919a , Entomologist, 52, 30. Type material. Syntype ♀ , India : Uttarakhand , Dehradun ( 30°19′4.8″N & 78°1′44.4″E , 447m ), ix.1907 , Coll. Lt. Col. F.W. Thomson, I.M.S. Syntype ♂ , India : Himachal Pradesh , Kangra Valley ( 32°10′ N & 76°30′ E , 610m ), vii.1889 , Coll. Dudgeon. Repository ? (Type specimens missing) . Diagnosis. Body length 15 mm , ovipositor sheath length 22 mm . Frons arcuate rugose; vertex distinctly transstriate with two short carinae; neck smooth, pronotum trans-striate with narrow smooth posterior margin; mesoscutum with large well separated punctures; metapleura cribrate punctate, separated by a carina; wings hyaline, strongly iridescent; hind coxa finely trans-striate; hind femora tridentate; first metasomal tergite trans-striate, as long as rest of metasomal tergites combined; ovipositor sheath half as long as body with a subapical pale ivory band. Male. Placed with the female; slender, head finely striate; metapleura striate; colour of head testaceous while red in female. Distribution. Oriental: India ( Himachal Pradesh , Uttarakhand ). Host. Unknown. Note. The types are not available, therefore, the above mentioned diagnosis is obtained from the original description.