Odontoscelio, Kieffer, 1905

Veenakumari, Kamalanathan & Mohanraj, Prashanth, 2021, Review of Odontoscelio Kieffer, 1905 (Platygastroidea, Scelionidae) with the description of two new species from India, European Journal of Taxonomy 739 (1), pp. 51-91 : 81-85

Odontoscelio sp. 2

Figs 23–24

Material examined

INDIA – Tamil Nadu • 1 ♂; Chidambaram, Annamalai University; 11°23′30″ N, 79°42′48″ E; alt. 7 m; 3 Jul. 2016; YPT; ICAR-NBAIR P3982 • 4 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding but 1–3 Jul. 2016; ICAR-NBAIR P3983 to P3986 • 4 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; ICAR-NBAIR P3992 to P3995 • 5 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding but SN; ICAR-NBAIR P3987 to P3991 . – Meghalaya • 1 ♂; Ri Bhoi , Lumdaitkhla ; 25°41′38″ N, 92°02′29″ E; alt. 869 m; 25 Oct. 2008; SN; ICAR- NBAIR P3996 . – Uttar Pradesh • 1 ♂; Aligarh, Aligarh Muslim University; 27°54′57″ N, 78°04′43″ E; alt. 189 m; 12 Aug. 2006; SN; ICAR-NBAIR P3997 . – Kerala • 1 ♂; Kottayam , Kidangoor ; 9°40′55″ N, 76°36′28″ E; alt. 8 m; 14 Jan. 2012; SN; ICAR-NBAIR P3998 .

Remarks

Odontoscelio sp. 2. is closest to O. agnieleae sp. nov. but differs from it in the following characters: in Odontoscelio sp. 2 the ocelli are placed above the level of the vertex, the eyes are bulging and the mesoscutum is areolate on the anterior half, the posterior half with widely spaced vertical carinae. In O. agnieleae sp. nov. the ocelli are level with the vertex, the eyes are not bulging and the mesoscutum is predominantly areolate.

The designation of this as a new species awaits the discovery of females.

Figures

Fig. 23. Odontoscelio sp. 2. ♂ (ICAR-NBAIR P3982). A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Habitus, showing axillular spines. C. Head and pleuron.

Fig. 24. Odontoscelio sp. 2. ♂ (ICAR-NBAIR P3982). A. Frons. B. Facial striae. C. Mesonotum. D. Wings. E. Antennae.