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Key to species of the 
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-group (females)
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1 Body massive (4.8 mm long in the specimen we examined, recorded as 5.5 mm in Kozlov and Kononova, 1990), black throughout, without metallic coloration; mesoscutum robustly sculptured medially, with two smooth patches in humeral area (Fig. 72); apical fascia of fore wing absent (Figs. 67, 68) (
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) ............................................................... 
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[891,1016,1187,1214]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="61">Scelio nisa</emphasis>
Kozlov
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– Body typically sized (usually around 2.5– 
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long, never&gt; 4.5 mm), body variously colored, if metasoma dark brown to black and concolorous with mesosoma, then with a distinct metallic sheen; mesoscutum variously sculptured, with or without smooth patches; apical fascia of fore wing (Fig. 101, af) absent or (more commonly) present ...................................................... 
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2 Mesoscutum with 2–3 straight longitudinal carinae (Fig. 114, car) that correspond roughly to the notauli and the medial mesoscutal line, length of medial pair reduced in some cases; sculpture of lateral mesoscutum more or less absent; body without orange or metallic coloration (
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– Mesoscutum variously sculptured, sometimes with notauli indicated, if appearing to have three carinae as above, then mesosoma orange, mesoscutellum variously sculptured or smooth; lateral mesoscutum with or without sculpture; body with or without metallic coloration.................................... 
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3 Mesoscutellum sculptured with more or less parallel carinae throughout (Fig. 114); notauli typically indicated as a pair of carinae at posterior margin of mesoscutum (Fig. 114) (
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)............... 
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[708,829,236,263]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="62">Scelio tria</emphasis>
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– Mesoscutellum with sculpture obliterated medially, otherwise rugulose with very slight longitudinal trend (Fig. 42); notauli indicated by single irregular carina with many short transverse extensions (Fig. 42, nt) (
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)....................................................... 
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4 Head and mesosoma black with green metallic sheen; posterodorsal head (Fig. 4, ph) with well-defined transverse striae; base of upper frons (as in Fig. 4, uf) with band of ventrally oriented setae (Fig. 29); fore wing with fuscate patches reduced in size, without a clearly defined apical fascia, margin with more or less transparent band throughout (Fig. 26); pilosity of anterior metapleuron very sparse (
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Yoder
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– Head and mesosoma variously colored, if head metallic then without transverse striae, smooth or densely reticulate; setae of upper frons typically oriented laterally or dorsally; fore wing with well-developed fuscate patches that meet wing margins; pilosity of anterior metapleuron moderate to very dense (Africa, Arabian Peninsula, 
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5 Mesonotum smooth and shining except for setose punctures and, occasionally, longitudinal carinae along posterior margin adjacent to mesoscutellum (Figs. 75, 81, 96); dorsal head completely smooth ...................................... 
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– Mesonotum predominantly sculptured, at most with some smooth obliterated patches along humeral area, between notauli, or on anterior mesoscutum (e.g., Figs. 18, 24, 42, 126); dorsal head variously sculptured, though usually with at least some fine faint sculpture ......................................................... 
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6 Head and mesoscutum metallic green to blue; posterior margin of mesoscutum and anterior margin of mesoscutellum smooth (
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and south to 
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– Head black, mesoscutum orange, sometimes brown to dark brown medially, without any trace of metallic coloration; posterior margin of mesoscutum and anterior margin of mesoscutellum with slight grooves (
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7 Fore wing with apical fascia absent (not to be confused with presence of light- er colored radial cell) (Fig. 78); pilosity of hind tibia strongly appressed, not distinctly elongate (Fig. 7, 74, ht) (
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, 
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) ............................................................................ 
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[885,1032,1468,1495]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="62">Scelio nitens</emphasis>
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– Fore wing with apical fascia present (Fig. 84, af); pilosity of of hind tibia nearly completely erect, distinctly elongate, and somewhat sparse (Fig. 8, 80, ht) (
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, 
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, 
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Yoder
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8 Mesosoma orange, with at most some patches of brown to dark brown color dorsomedially ............................................................................................. 
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– Mesosoma brown, nearly black, or with a metallic sheen or coloration, if traces of orange (primarily along sutures) then otherwise completely metallic ....... 
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9 Head black, without any trace of metallic coloration, sculptured throughout,with sculpture almost granular in appearance (Fig. 125); medial mesoscutum with parallel fine striae all but anteriorly, lateral mesoscutum smooth (Fig. 126); body moderately hairy, pilosity of moderate length, white to golden brown, appressed to semi-erect (Figs. 121, 122); posterodorsal metasoma without metallic coloration (Canary Islands, 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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) .................................... 
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– Head completely metallic, green or blue, with dense fine rugulae throughout (Fig. 65); mesoscutum with fine rugulae throughout (Fig. 63); body densely setose, with long, white and erect setae (Fig. 62); posterodorsal metasoma with metallic blue coloration (
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, 
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)............. 
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[784,956,588,615]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">Scelio masneri</emphasis>
Yoder
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<paragraph blockId="10.[140,1108,167,1672]" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">
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10 Head and mesosoma with metallic sheen to strong metallic coloration, frequently sheen visible on dorsal metasoma as well, degree of metallic coloration variable, bright to almost absent, but always present; metasoma in profile with terga arched, terga and sterna somewhat asymmetrical (cf. Fig. 11) ............ 
<emphasis bold="true" box="[1077,1107,729,755]" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">11</emphasis>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="10.[140,1108,167,1672]" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">
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– Head, mesosoma (and metasoma) without metallic sheen, brown to black; metasoma in profile with terga more or less flat to slightly convex, not arched, terga and sterna more or less symmetrical (e.g., Fig. 54)............................ 
<emphasis bold="true" box="[1077,1107,835,861]" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">12</emphasis>
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<keyStep pageId="10" pageNumber="63">
<paragraph blockId="10.[140,1108,167,1672]" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">
<keyLead pageId="10" pageNumber="63">
11 Head and mesonotum uniformly sculptured throughout with fine well-developed rugulae (Fig. 57) (
<collectingCountry box="[512,660,906,932]" name="South Africa" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">South Africa</collectingCountry>
, 
<collectingCountry box="[671,794,906,933]" name="Zimbabwe" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">Zimbabwe</collectingCountry>
) ........ 
<taxonomicName authority="Nixon" authorityName="Nixon" authorityYear="1958" box="[868,1106,905,932]" class="Insecta" family="Scelionidae" genus="Scelio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="marbis">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[868,1106,905,932]" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[868,1027,905,932]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">Scelio marbis</emphasis>
Nixon
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="10.[140,1108,167,1672]" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">
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– Head and mesonotum somewhat irregularly sculptured, frequently with smooth patches, particularly on vertex near lateral ocelli, rugulae somewhat coarse (Figs. 4, 18) (
<collectingCountry box="[473,619,1011,1038]" name="South Africa" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">South Africa</collectingCountry>
)............................ 
<taxonomicName authority="Nixon" authorityName="Nixon" authorityYear="1958" box="[839,1106,1011,1038]" class="Insecta" family="Scelionidae" genus="Scelio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="antorides">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[839,1106,1011,1038]" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[839,1026,1011,1038]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">Scelio antorides</emphasis>
Nixon
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph blockId="10.[140,1108,167,1672]" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">
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12 Lateral mesoscutum with a distinct smooth patch or completely smooth (Figs. 33, 117) .......................................................................................... 
<emphasis bold="true" box="[1077,1107,1081,1107]" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">13</emphasis>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="10.[140,1108,167,1672]" box="[140,1107,1117,1144]" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">
<keyLead box="[140,1107,1117,1144]" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">
– Lateral mesoscutum sculptured throughout (cf. Figs. 24, 51, 87).............. 
<emphasis bold="true" box="[1077,1107,1117,1143]" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">15</emphasis>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
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<paragraph blockId="10.[140,1108,167,1672]" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">
<keyLead pageId="10" pageNumber="63">
13 Dorsal mesoscutum with 4 smooth or obliterated patches, two medially and 1 laterally in each humeral area (Fig. 33); medial mesoscutum rugulose where sculpture not obliterated; sculpture of lower frons variable; shape of hind femur variable (eastern to southern Africa)................................................ 
<emphasis bold="true" box="[1077,1107,1257,1283]" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">14</emphasis>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="10.[140,1108,167,1672]" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">
<keyLead pageId="10" pageNumber="63">
– Dorsal mesonotum with 2 smooth patches, sculptured throughout medially, humeral area with a distinct smooth patch; medial mesoscutal sculpture predominantly longitudinal, parallel-sided, with interstices predominantly smooth, though occasionally with few to moderate number of transverse elements (Fig. 33); lower frons with fine transverse striae (Fig. 35); hind femur narrow, dorsal surface weakly convex (
<collectingCountry box="[498,563,1469,1495]" name="Niger" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">Niger</collectingCountry>
, 
<collectingCountry box="[573,627,1469,1495]" name="Serbia" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">Mali</collectingCountry>
, 
<collectingCountry box="[638,783,1469,1496]" name="Burkina Faso" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">Burkina Faso</collectingCountry>
)........... 
<taxonomicName authority="Nixon" authorityName="Nixon" authorityYear="1958" box="[875,1107,1468,1495]" class="Insecta" family="Scelionidae" genus="Scelio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="corion">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[875,1107,1468,1495]" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[875,1026,1468,1495]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">Scelio corion</emphasis>
Nixon
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep lastPageId="11" lastPageNumber="64" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">
<paragraph blockId="10.[140,1108,167,1672]" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">
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14 Dorsal head nearly completely smooth and shining; transverse pronotal carina incomplete (cf. Fig. 1); hind femur narrow, more or less symmetrical; lower frons striate (
<collectingCountry box="[462,608,1575,1602]" name="South Africa" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">South Africa</collectingCountry>
) .................................. 
<taxonomicName authority="Nixon" authorityName="Nixon" authorityYear="1958" box="[870,1107,1574,1601]" class="Insecta" family="Scelionidae" genus="Scelio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="habilis">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[870,1107,1574,1601]" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[870,1026,1574,1601]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="63">Scelio habilis</emphasis>
Nixon
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
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– Dorsal head sculptured throughout, though very minutely and faintly in some; transverse pronotal carina complete, meeting mesoscutum or adjacent cell (cf. Fig. 2); hind femur broad, dorsal surface distinctly bulging (Fig. 7, hf); lower frons rugulose in most individuals, Fig. 119) (
<collectingCountry box="[876,990,202,228]" name="Botswana" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">Botswana</collectingCountry>
, 
<collectingCountry box="[999,1103,202,228]" name="Tanzania" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">Tanzania</collectingCountry>
, 
<collectingCountry box="[246,390,237,264]" name="South Africa" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">South Africa</collectingCountry>
) ................................................... 
<emphasis bold="true" box="[778,1108,236,263]" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">
<taxonomicName authority="Yoder" authorityName="Yoder &amp; Polaszek &amp; Masner &amp; Johnson &amp; Valerio" authorityYear="2009" box="[778,1031,236,263]" class="Insecta" family="Scelionidae" genus="Scelio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="64" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="turbidus" status="sp. n.">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[778,956,236,263]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">Scelio turbidus</emphasis>
Yoder
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[1043,1108,237,263]" pageId="11" pageNumber="64" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep pageId="11" pageNumber="64">
<paragraph blockId="11.[140,1108,167,968]" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">
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15 Apical fascia of fore wing absent (Fig. 54); transverse pronotal carina incomplete (Fig. 1) (
<collectingCountry box="[405,544,307,334]" name="Madagascar" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">Madagascar</collectingCountry>
)..................................... 
<emphasis bold="true" box="[822,1108,307,334]" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">
<taxonomicName authority="Yoder" authorityName="Yoder &amp; Polaszek &amp; Masner &amp; Johnson &amp; Valerio" authorityYear="2009" box="[822,1031,307,334]" class="Insecta" family="Scelionidae" genus="Scelio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="64" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leipo" status="sp. n.">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[822,955,307,334]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">Scelio leipo</emphasis>
Yoder
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[1043,1108,307,333]" pageId="11" pageNumber="64" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="11.[140,1108,167,968]" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">
<keyLead pageId="11" pageNumber="64">
– Apical fascia of fore wing present (sometimes only slightly contrasting with lighter surroundings) (as in Fig. 101); transverse pronotal carina complete or incomplete................................................................................................ 
<emphasis bold="true" box="[1077,1107,413,439]" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">16</emphasis>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep pageId="11" pageNumber="64">
<paragraph blockId="11.[140,1108,167,968]" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">
<keyLead pageId="11" pageNumber="64">
16 Pronotum with transverse pronotal carina incomplete, not meeting mesoscutum or adjacent cell (Fig. 1); apical fascia with a well-developed posterior element (Fig. 101, af) (
<collectingCountry box="[508,654,519,546]" name="South Africa" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">South Africa</collectingCountry>
) ................. 
<taxonomicName authority="Brues" authorityName="Brues. Known" authorityYear="1906" box="[794,1107,518,545]" class="Insecta" family="Scelionidae" genus="Scelio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="64" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pulchripennis">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[794,1107,518,545]" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[794,1032,518,545]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">Scelio pulchripennis</emphasis>
Brues
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="11.[140,1108,167,968]" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">
<keyLead pageId="11" pageNumber="64">
– Pronotum with transverse pronotal carina complete, meeting mesoscutum or adjacent cell (Fig. 2); apical fascia present only along anterior margin, if area along posterior margin appearing lighter then whole of apex weakly infuscated and no clear division between fascia and apex delimited .................. 
<emphasis bold="true" box="[1077,1107,659,685]" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">17</emphasis>
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</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep pageId="11" pageNumber="64">
<paragraph blockId="11.[140,1108,167,968]" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">
<keyLead pageId="11" pageNumber="64">
17 Sculpture of T3 predominantly parallel longitudinal with evident gap between longitudinal elements (Fig. 10); mesoscutellar sculpture somewhat rugulose, rugulae often somewhat flattened in appearance, with only slight longitudinal trend (Fig. 87) (
<collectingCountry box="[425,561,800,827]" name="Madagascar" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">Madagascar</collectingCountry>
)............ 
<emphasis bold="true" box="[662,1108,800,827]" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">
<taxonomicName authority="Yoder" authorityName="Yoder &amp; Polaszek &amp; Masner &amp; Johnson &amp; Valerio" authorityYear="2009" box="[662,1031,800,827]" class="Insecta" family="Scelionidae" genus="Scelio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="64" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="parapulchripennis" status="sp. n.">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[662,956,800,827]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">Scelio parapulchripennis</emphasis>
Yoder
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[1043,1108,800,826]" pageId="11" pageNumber="64" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="11.[140,1108,167,968]" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">
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– Sculpture of T3 finely reticulate, with few prominent longitudinal elements (Fig. 9); sculpture of mesoscutellum predominantly fine parallel striae, in most specimens with few connecting interstices (widespread throughout continental Africa)................................................................ 
<taxonomicName authority="Risbec" authorityName="Risbec" authorityYear="1950" box="[885,1107,940,967]" class="Insecta" family="Scelionidae" genus="Scelio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="64" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="baoli">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[885,1107,940,967]" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[885,1023,940,967]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="64">Scelio baoli</emphasis>
Risbec
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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</paragraph>
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